Address to the Ecumenical Council, Geneva (14-19 May)
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This article reproduces the address delivered by Patriarch Ignatius IV of Antioch during his visit to the World Council of Churches in Geneva in May 1983, on the occasion of a meeting with Pastor Philip Potter, General Secretary of the WCC. The text takes the form of a solemn address to the members of the Council. The Patriarch sets out the position of the Church of Antioch within the ecumenical movement, emphasizing that its commitment to the WCC stems from an authentically evangelical quest rather than mere Western convergence. He advocates for an active and clear-sighted Orthodox presence, capable of calling into question the dominant theological westernism. The contribution of this text lies in the articulation between the particular Antiochian identity — forged through historical trial — and a universal ecumenical vision, as well as in the expectations expressed with regard to the Vancouver Assembly.
This article has not been translated yet — it is available in its French version here.
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