by seeking the essential elements of the profession of faith that Scripture and Tradition uphold and on the basis of which, then, we must come together."Talk about stacking the deck on the call for Ecumenical Honesty.
While I haven't seen the final list of the 250 Proddies in attendance, I'm sure they were not those who would see any issue with that statement.
Nothing to see here folks, move along.
If we're going to speak of "honesty", then it seems to me that one has to conclude that this type of false theology has fostered widespread Christian disunity. It has negated the prayer of Jesus that "they all may be one, as you and I Father are one".
Not only in matters of faith but also in life in general, those who proudly discard the learning and wisdom of their ancestors and forefathers, are destined to fall into error. Tradition is not a millstone which hangs around our necks or something invented by man to keep us from knowing God. It is a light which illumines the path of truth and wisdom.
It is the sin of pride which leads man to think that Tradition amounts to naught and that his own personal reading of Scripture will suffice.
The pope killed any ecumenical honesty when he declared that he doesn’t consider the participants in his discussions to be real churches.
“My way or the highway” is how I read Benedict.
I will remain unfettered except by Jesus’ call that true believers be united in true unity.
I haven’t seen the full list, but you can start with the usual liberal suspects of:
Rev. Dr. Donald McCoid, representing Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Bishop Jeremiah J. Park - UMC
Rev. Dr. Wesley Granberg-Michaelson - RCA
Rev. Dr. Clifton Kirkpatrick - PCUSA
Rev. Dr. William J. Shaw - National Baptists Convention
Dr. Leith Anderson - NAE
Bishop James Leggett - International Pentacostal Holiness Church
Bishop David H. Benke - LCMS
The Right Rev. Mark S. Sisk - ECUSA