Part, Chapter
1 Intro | the Catholic and Orthodox Churches at Balamand, Lebanon, in
2 Intro | Orthodox communions as "sister churches"(n. 14). Finally, we recognize
3 Intro | investigation" of whether "our churches do in fact find the same
4 Intro | baptism, we believe, can our churches proceed to discuss, charitably
5 I,B | customarily made today in both churches between baptism and chrismation,
6 I,B | use of the phrase, "sister churches." At the same time, since
7 II,A | practiced by local Orthodox churches and the (relatively) unitary
8 II,A | Non-Chalcedonian and East Syrian Churches, came into being much later,
9 II,A | the East Slavic Orthodox churches to the present day.~
10 II,B | the East Slavic Orthodox churches remain committed to the
11 III,A | The Orthodox and Catholic churches both teach the same understanding
12 III,A | come.~ 3. The fact that our churches share and practice this
13 III,A | perennial teaching of both churches. This teaching has been
14 III,A | baptism by the Orthodox churches, and do so in a way fully
15 III,A | position of the Orthodox churches today.~ 6. Catholics in
16 III,B | would like to offer to our churches the following suggestions:~
17 III,B | mutual recognition by both churches of each other's baptism;~
18 III,B | s baptism;~ 2. That our churches address openly the danger
19 III,B | 1755;~ 4. That the Orthodox churches declare that the Orthodox
20 III,B | initiation; and~ 5. That our churches make clear that the mutual
21 III,B | the Orthodox and Catholic Churches, but that it does remove
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