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Common Agreement on Mutual Recognition of Baptism text
Common Agreement on Mutual Recognition of Baptism text
Together we affirm that, by the sacrament of Baptism, a person is truly incorporated into the body of Christ (I Corinthians 12:13 and 27; Ephesians 1:22-23), the church. Baptism establishes the bond of unity existing among all who are part of Christ's body and is therefore the sacramental basis for our efforts to move towards visible unity.
Signatories include:
- The Rev. Joel R. Boot, Executive Director, Christian Reformed Church in North America
- The Rev. Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly, Presbyterian Church (USA)
- The Rev. Wesley Granberg-Michaelson, General Secretary, Reformed Church in America
- Francis Cardinal George, OMI, President, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
- The Rev. Geoffrey A. Black, General Minister and President, United Church of Christ