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Jesus prayed “that they may all be one; even as Thou, Father, art in Me, and I in Thee, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that Thou has sent Me.” The Second Vatican Council’s Decree on Ecumenism, Unitatis Redintegratio, sets forth principles for the way in which the Church is striving to answer the prayer of Jesus that all may be one.

Churches Try to Bridge Differences Thu Aug 29, 1:33 PM ET By ALEXANDER G. HIGGINS, Associated Press Writer GENEVA (AP) - A 60-member commission seeking to bridge differences in the World Council of Churches between western Protestant and Eastern Orthodox churches proposed sweeping changes Thursday in the group's voting and worship practices. "In both issues — common prayer and decision-making — a solution was found which was not simply a compromise," Peter Bouteneff of the Orthodox Church in America told the council's governing Central Committee. The 35-page commission report recommends that the council start deciding major issues by consensus rather...

AN ORTHODOX LOOK AT THE ECUMENICAL MOVEMENT © John S. Romanides LECTURE IN HONOR OF LEVERET SALTONSTALL, UNITED STATES SENATOR, MASSACHUSETTS, EDWARD B. HANIFY,ESQ OF ROPES AND GRAY, BENJAMEN A. TRUSTMAN, ESQ. OF NUTTER, McLENNEN AND FISH. THE MAIN ADDRESS DELIVERED AT THE THIRTY-SIXTH ANNIVERSITY DINNER OF THE NORTHEASTERN REGION OF THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CHRISTIANS AND JEWS APRIL 9, 1964.[ 1 ] One can distinguish four types of Ecumenical movements today. The one is represented by Communism which seeks political and religious dominion of all peoples. The second is represented by the Christian Ecumenical Movement which seeks religious union...