Interesting-I had only thought that there were papal encyclicals teaching on the errors of Ecumenism, I had never thought that it was previously taught as well in a council. Does that not make it pastoral and not binding, and how can the Novus Ordo post Vatican II church keep pushing this hogwash then so hot and heavy?
"Interesting-I had only thought that there were papal encyclicals teaching on the errors of Ecumenism, I had never thought that it was previously taught as well in a council. Does that not make it pastoral and not binding, and how can the Novus Ordo post Vatican II church keep pushing this hogwash then so hot and heavy?"
The anathema was urged in 1983 by St. Philaret the New Confessor upon the Synod of Bishops (aka Sobor), of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia and it adopted unanimously.
Quite obviously, as the NO Roman Catholic Church does not recognize the ROCOR nor the ROCOR the NO Roman Catholic Church (or at least it certainly did not do so in 1983), Pope of Rome Benedict XVI could probably care less. Pope John Paul II certainly didn't give a hoot.
Here is the wording of the anathema:
"Those who attack the Church of Christ by teaching that Christ's Church is divided into so-called 'branches' which differ in doctrine and way of life, or that the Church does not exist visibly, but will be formed in the future when all 'branches' or sects or denominations, and even religions will be united into one body; and who do not distinguish the priesthood and mysteries of the Church from those of the heretics, but say that the baptism and eucharist of heretics is effectual for salvation; therefore, to those who knowingly have communion with these aforementioned heretics or who advocate, disseminate, or defend their new heresy of Ecumenism under the pretext of brotherly love or the supposed unification of separated Christians, Anathema!"