The Balamand Union: A Victory of Vatican Diplomacy

Publication Data: Etna, CA: Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies
Format: softcover
Number of Pages: 28
Dimensions (l × w × h): 21.3 cm × 13.8 cm × 0.2 cm

   
“In February of 1992, on account of the great disturbance caused to the Orthodox by the renewed activity of the Unia in Central and Eastern Europe and in the Balkans, a noted Professor at the University of Athens wrote: ‘The present juncture...is truly a God-given opportunity to re-examine the problem of the essence (that is, the ecclesial nature) of the ‘Latin Church’—the Vatican—, so that theological dialogue, if the Vatican still desires it, might be evaluated anew. We believe that...none of the leaders of the local Orthodox Churches would ever doubt that the problem of the ecclesiastical character of the “Roman Catholic Church,” as well as theological dialogue with Rome, should be placed on a secure footing.’”
—“The Union of Balamand: A Virtual ‘Triumph’ of Vatican Diplomacy in the Orthodox-Catholic ‘Dialogue’/Official Recognition by the Orthodox Ecumenists of Papism as a ‘Sister Church’”

CONTENTS

The Union of Balamand: A Virtual “Triumph” of Vatican Diplomacy in the Orthodox-Catholic “Dialogue”/Official Recognition by the Orthodox Ecumenists of Papism as a “Sister Church”
1. The Union at Balamand, Lebanon
2. Anti-Orthodox Decisions at Balamand
3. Are We Perhaps Exaggerating?
4. Immediate Practical Results