Orthodox Observers at the Second Vatican Council and Intra-Orthodox Dynamics
Since Vatican II was convened as an ecumenical council, most Orthodox autocephalous churches initially refused to send observers without full voting rights. For non-theological reasons, Russia was the exception that sent observers to the first session. Other Orthodox churches followed suit at later...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
[2018]
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Theological studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 79, Issue: 1, Pages: 86-106 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Vatican Council 2. (1962-1965 : Vatikanstadt)
/ Orthodox Church
/ Observer
/ Ecumene
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KCC Councils KDB Roman Catholic Church KDF Orthodox Church KDJ Ecumenism |
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World Council of Churches
B Constantinople B Europe B Ecumenism B Ecclesiology B Communism B Orthodox Church B Vatican Council (2nd : 1962-1965) B Suffrage B Conciliar theory B Vatican II B Orthodox observers B Orthodox Eastern Church Eastern Europe B Soviet Union |
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| Summary: | Since Vatican II was convened as an ecumenical council, most Orthodox autocephalous churches initially refused to send observers without full voting rights. For non-theological reasons, Russia was the exception that sent observers to the first session. Other Orthodox churches followed suit at later sessions. Despite their inability to vote or speak at plenaries, Orthodox delegates contributed to the Council's documents, ecumenical openness, attitude towards communism, and from a humanitarian perspective. By granting Orthodox observers a prominent role, Vatican II represents a model of ecumenical integration in the conciliar process. |
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| ISSN: | 2169-1304 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0040563917744818 |