Lutheran leader seeks Communion accord with RCC
Anglican Journal reports that Lutheran Bishop Munib Younan wants to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the start of the Reformation with a common statement on eucharistic hospitality with the Roman Catholic Church.
The president of the Lutheran World Federation, Bishop Munib Younan has said before meeting Pope Benedict XVI that their churches should issue a common statement on Holy Communion to mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation that Martin Luther began in 1517."Our [the Lutheran federation's] intention is to arrive at 2017 with a common Roman Catholic-Lutheran declaration on eucharistic hospitality," Younan told the Italian Protestant news agency NEV the day before his audience with the Pope Dec. 16.
In a speech at his meeting with Younan, Pope Benedict praised the progress that he said had taken place in Catholic-Lutheran dialogue but did not make any reference to the bishop's Eucharist proposal.
"Eucharistic hospitality" means that Catholics would be able to receive Communion at a Lutheran celebration of the Lord's Supper, and Lutherans would be able to do the same at a Catholic Mass.
Catholic doctrine currently forbids such bilateral acceptance. The Second Vatican Council, held from 1962 to 1965, said that Protestants, "did not keep the genuine and integral substance of the eucharistic mystery.”
More here.
[Sigh. I can't believe *I* am going to say this. I, who went to grad school to study ecumenics.]
Most people address their impossible Christmas wishes to Santa Claus, dear Bishop Younan.
[Sigh.]
JC Fisher
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December 18, 2010 1:03 AM
In spite of the quote offered from the documents of Vatican ii, that Council and its spirit would be the only thing that would permit such a move forward. Unfortuately Vatican ii is being dismantled piece by piece while those responsible are claiming to impliment the intention of the Council Fathers. The very first thoughts that I had were with regards to the definition of what happens to the bread and the wine (trans- vs. consubstantiation) and then there is the matter of women presbyters. That's a whole lot of disagreement and Rome's only solution when there is disagreement is for everyone else to submit... not a good place to begin a conversation.
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December 18, 2010 9:27 AM
Some people really do not see beyond Benny 16's smile do they? The guy is not going to do this, he might set up a Lutheran ordinariate.
FWIW
jimBeyer
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December 18, 2010 5:19 PM
According to Rome (and the EOs too, sadly), SUBMISSION, and only submission, creates Communion. Dialogue? Affection? Eucharistic hospitality? P'tooey!
JC Fisher
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December 19, 2010 12:10 AM