Vatican: Shared Ecumenical Catechism

Cardinal asks dialogue partners if an ecumenical catechism might work By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A Vatican official has floated the idea of a shared “ecumenical catechism” as one of the potential fruits of 40 years of dialogue among Catholics, Anglicans, Lutherans, Methodists and members of the Reformed churches. “We …

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Methodist Church: Return to Church of England

Anglican Covenant Methodist President and Vice-President in addressing the General Synod today affirmed commitment to a covenant relationship with the Church of England. “We are prepared to be changed as a Church if that will serve the needs of the Kingdom.” The President and the Vice-President of the Methodist Conference addressed the Church of England’s …

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The Pope and The Papacy (Pt 1) – John MacArthur

Motivated by money, it invented Purgatory. And by the way, Purgatory is what makes the whole system work. Take out Purgatory and it’s a hard sell to be a Catholic. People hang in there because of the deception of Purgatory. Purgatory is the safety net, when you die, you don’t go to hell. You go …

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UK Warnings of Mysticism Reported in 2004

From The Times : November 4, 2004 Spirited away: why the end is nigh for religion Christianity will be eclipsed by spirituality in 30 years, startling new research predicts. Our correspondent reports on the collapse of traditional religion and the rise of mysticism. In the beginning there was the Church. And people liked to dress …

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Emerging Church and Spirituality Shopping

Article from Emerging Church “Fresh Expressions” UK website (bold emphasis added): Steve Hollinghurst, Researcher in Evangelism to Post-Christian Culture at Church Army’s Sheffield Centre, and Yvonne Richmond (Chaplain for evangelism at Coventry Cathedral) kicked off a national tour ‘Equipping your church in a spiritual age’ designed to help local churches engage with today’s growing interest …

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