Dialogue Press Release
U.S. Lutheran Catholic Dialogue Begins Work on Final Statement (2001)
U.S. Lutheran Catholic Dialogue Begins Work on Final Statement, April 2, 2001 (news release)
The Lutheran Catholic Dialogue in the United States held its sixth meeting at St. Paul's College here, March 29-April 1. In this tenth round, the dialogue is beginning to work on a draft of a final statement, under the theme The Church as Koinonia of Salvation: Its Structures and Ministries. The discussion focused particularly on the relationship of the congregation/parish and synod/diocese, and the ordained ministries that serve them. The dialogue moved from research on the biblical, historical and theological differences and common faith on the nature of the church as a communion of salvation, to the task of drafting a text for its final report.