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Yesterday’s CWN headlines included a news story that our readers might have passed over lightly. In case they did, let me explain why it was worthy of notice.
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Representatives of the Orthodox churches and the Oriental Orthodox churches met to discuss the cause of Christian unity. A causal reader might ask: So what? At first glance this looks like one more story about a meeting of ecumenical “experts,” a meeting likely to end in a statement that will express laudable goals but produce no concrete results. And since this was a “preparatory” meeting, intended to spur further ecumenical talks, I can easily understand skepticism about its immediate news value. But bear with me, while I explain the significance of the story.Continued below.
An extraordinary statement from the world’s Orthodox leaders
Are the Orthodox churches signaling their readiness to take the lead in the international fight to preserve marriage— and questioning the reliability of their Catholic allies?