Dialogue Press Release
Roman Catholic, Polish National Catholic Churches Meet Again (1999)
Roman Catholic, Polish National Catholic Churches Meet Again, April 19, 1999 (news release)
The spring session of the dialogue between the Polish National Catholic Church (PNCC) and the Roman Catholic Church took place in Scranton, PA, April 14-15, 1999. Hosted by the PNCC, the meeting was held at the National Church Center. The co-chairmen of the dialogue are the Most Rev. James C.Timlin, Roman Catholic Bishop of Scranton, and the Right Rev. Anthony Rysz, Bishop of the PNCC Central Diocese in Scranton. As Bishop Rysz had recently undergone surgery and was unable to attend the meeting, this particular session was co-chaired by the Right Rev.Thaddeus Peplowski, PNCC Bishop of Buffalo-Pittsburgh. The Most Rev. John F. Swantek, Prime Bishop of the PNCC, also attended the meeting.
The dialogue continued its examination of models of unity that already exist within the Roman Catholic communion. Along these lines, the Rev. Chorbishop John Faris of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association made a presentation on the status of the Eastern Catholic Churches and their relationship to Rome. Most Rev. Edward M. Grosz, Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, and Bishop Peplowski spoke on Polish ecclesiastical traditions that are shared by Polish communities of both churches.