Session of the Inter-Conciliar Presence Commission on for Opposing and Overcoming Church Schisms

26/3/2010

Ukrainian Orthodox Church

Session of the Inter-Conciliar Presence Commission for Opposing and Overcoming Church Schisms Held in Kyiv Caves Monastery

At the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra the first session of the Inter-Conciliar Presence Commission for opposing and overcoming church schisms was conducted. The commission was chaired by the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr, Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine.

List of issues discussed:

– theological and canonical analysis of modern schisms;

– elaboration of the practical recommendations on prevention and healing of schisms;

– acceptance to the Church of the clergymen and laity coming from schisms;

– the issue of the church remembrance of people remaining in schism;

– oikonomia and akriveia in recognition of the Sacraments performed in schismatic communities.

Communique of the meetings of the Inter-Council Presence’s Commission for Opposing and Overcoming Church Schisms

Word of His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr of Kyiv and All Ukraine
at the opening of the first session of the Inter-Conciliar Presence
Commission of the Russian Orthodox Church for opposing and overcoming church schisms.

Words of Metropolitan Hilarion- The procedure for returning from schism should not be humiliating

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