Catholic-Methodist dialogue issues report on church as communion

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WASHINGTON (CNS) – Despite differences, there are many parallels in the way Catholics and Methodists foster and express communion with God and one another through their respective church structures, says a report released May 13 by the U.S. Catholic-United Methodist dialogue. The 20,000-word report, titled “Through Divine Love: The Church in Each Place and All Places,” is the result of nine dialogue sessions over the past five years. Through the biblical concept of koinonia – communion or fellowship – it clarifies the theology of the church as developed in the Catholic and Methodist traditions, with their different understandings of local and universal church. It explores the church as a means of grace and differences and commonalities in Catholic and Methodist views of mission, baptism and Eucharist. In its conclusion the report cites “the imperative of common mission for all.” It encourages Catholics and Methodists to continue current collaboration and develop new ways of “deepening common witness.”

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[Lisa_N]

I pray that the Methodist faith will abandon its support for abortion and will embrace a culture of life.

Lisa N

 

[jlw]

Lisa N:

I pray that the Methodist faith will abandon its support for abortion and will embrace a culture of life.

Lisa N

Isn’t it funny haw a 20,000 word report can be put in it’s place by one sentence??

 

[Franze]

Lisa N:

I pray that the Methodist faith will abandon its support for abortion and will embrace a culture of life.

Lisa N

Isn´t methodist Bush?

 

[jlw]

Franze:

Isn´t methodist Bush?

Yes. But the mainline Methodist Church cooperates with the abortion industry either directly or indirectly. Lisa N knows more.

 

[Lisa_N]

Franze:

Isn´t methodist Bush?

Yes, President Bush is a Methodist. He was raised Episcopalian (another proabort denomination) but apparently converted when he married Laura Bush. There are Methodists and Methodists but I will say that their official position is that abortion is “a woman’s choice.” Further, Methodists are very much against the death penalty and while I don’t think President Bush is a promoter of the death penalty, he certainly does not hold that Methodist position either.

He really doesn’t sound like a Methodist. Maybe he’ll convert to Catholicism

Lisa N

 

[Digitonomy]

Lisa N:

He really doesn’t sound like a Methodist. Maybe he’ll convert to Catholicism

He needs to hang out with his brother more.

 

[CatholicNerd]

Well, the United Methodist community that I play for around here certainly won’t be accepting any such notions. There are a lot of lapsed Catholics (all hippies who think that the 70’s are alive and well) in the choir, and I’m regarded with deep fear and suspicion. Last week on Pentecost the minister spoke of how Rome has a blind spot and cannot see new ideas as being good things, blah blah blah blah blah. I had no idea that the United Methodists supported abortion! A good friend of mine is a Free Methodist and said that Methodism has always spoken out against it as a great moral evil. I suppose I’d better reconsider playing for them next year…