Dialogue Press Release
USCC News Release: Lutherans, Roman Catholics Complete Common Statement on Saints, Mary (1990)
USCC News Release: Lutherans, Roman Catholics Complete Common Statement on Saints, Mary by William Ryan, February 23, 1990
WASHINGTON--Culminating seven years of study and discussion, scholars representing Lutherans and Roman Catholics in the United States have approved a common statement setting forth their doctrinal agreements and differences on the role of the saints, especially Mary, the mother of Jesus, in the life of faith.
The document, titled "The One Mediator, the Saints, and Mary," was unanimously approved Feb. 17 by the 20-member dialogue during a working session in Lantana, Florida.
Completion of the 223-page report was announced by the dialogue co-chairs, Archbishop J. Francis Stafford of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver and Dr. H. George Anderson, president of Luther College, Decorah, Iowa.
The document explores convergences and divergences between the two church traditions on the place of the saints and Mary in the life of the churches in light of their common belief that Christ is the "sole mediator" between the believer and God the Father.