Orthodox Review of Spirituality and Theology
Orthodox Review of Spirituality and Theology
Patrice Mahieu
Brother Patrice Mahieu, osb. Benedictine monk of the Abbey of Saint-Pierre-de-Solesmes, he studied ecumenical theology at the Institut catholique de Paris and at the Saint-Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute (Paris), culminating in a doctorate in Catholic theology, defended in 2012 on “The history and methodology of dialogues between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church as well as the Anglican Communion”. He is the author, among other works, of Paul VI et les orthodoxes, éd. du Cerf, Paris, May 2012.
Published articles (1)
Paul VI and Athenagoras I Move forward on the path of loveThis article offers a study of the correspondence exchanged between Pope Paul VI and Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras I, as gathered in the collection known as the Tomos Agapis. Brother Patrice Mahieu, a Benedictine monk, adopts an analytical and ecclesiological approach to examine the theological significance of this epistolary exchange. He shows that this correspondence cannot be reduced to a diplomatic dialogue, but rather bears witness to an effective resumption of communion between the two Churches, grounded in a shared experience of the mystery of Christ. The main contribution of the article lies in its illumination of the ecclesiological implications of this relationship: the figures of the two Church leaders are presented as paradigmatic of a unity conceived as a visible manifestation of God at work in the community of disciples.
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