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Rumanian Orthodox Church decided to “forgive” the metropolitan bishop Nicolae Corneanu of Banat
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Yesterday, the Holy Synod of the Rumanian Orthodox Church decided to "forgive" the metropolitan bishop Nicolae Corneanu of Banat, who "had taken Communion" during a Greek-Catholic Mass in Timisoara on May 25th. Along with the metropolitan bishop Corneanu, they also "forgave" the Orthodox bishop Sofronie of Oradea, who on Twelfth Night had celebrated the blessing of the water with the Greek-Catholic bishop of Oradea, mgr. Virgil Bercea. This settles a long controversy that had arisen in the Orthodox world after the gesture made by the metropolitan bishop Corneanu. "The Holy Synod disapproved of the non-canonical gestures made by the two leaders and accepted their change of mind and repentance as a first sign of their correction", reads a press release from the Romanian Orthodox Patriarchate, relayed last night. In addition, the Holy Synod decided that no Orthodox person may celebrate sacraments or blessings with the ministers of other religions. "Those who do not abide by this decision - is the end of the release - will lose their communion with the Orthodox Church and as a consequence will incur the canonical sanctions matching the status they have within the Church".
"We believe it is right for every Church to solve its own problems according to its own principles and regulations. We are convinced that the dialogue between the two Churches will move on, towards a communion from the same chalice". This is the comment made by father Francisc Dobos, the spokesman of the Catholic archdiocese of Bucharest, after learning of the news of the decision taken by the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church about the metropolitan bishop Corneanu of Banat and the bishop Sofronie of Oradea. The metropolitan bishop Corneanu "had taken Communion" during a Greek-Catholic Mass on May 25th and the bishop Sofronie had officiated the blessing of the water on Twelfth Night along with the Greek-Catholic bishop Bercea of Oradea. Their actions had aroused controversies and tensions in the Orthodox world. The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, gathered in Bucharest over these days (8-9 July), "disapproved" of their behaviour, which is considered not in line with the canons of the Orthodox Church, and "forgave" them because they "repented".
"The Holy Eucharist is not a means and a stage towards the unity of the Christian Church, but the deepest manifestation of the unity of the Church, its highlight". It was stated by Daniel, Patriarch of the Rumanian Orthodox Church, in a speech to the members of the Holy Synod, published last night by the press agency "Basilica" of the Rumanian Patriarchate. With these words, the Patriarch meant to "reassert the fundamental principle of the Orthodox ecclesiology and implicitly of the Orthodox ecumenism", following the decision of the Holy Synod about the fate of the metropolitan bishop Corneanu, who "had taken Communion" during a Greek-Catholic Mass on May 25th. Such gestures of "so-called inter-communion" - he explained - "reduce the dogmatic differences between the Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church and undermine the unity of faith as the foundation of the reconstruction of the communion between the two Churches". In addition, the Patriarch recalled that it is forbidden to Orthodox people to receive the Eucharist in a different Church and added that with this decision "we do not mean to treat with arrogance or contempt the other Christians or interrupt the theological dialogue". "Through a sincere, deep theological dialogue - concluded the Patriarch Daniel -, the dogmas that separate the Catholic Church from the Orthodox Church can be redefined".
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"We believe it is right for every Church to solve its own problems according to its own principles and regulations. We are convinced that the dialogue between the two Churches will move on, towards a communion from the same chalice". This is the comment made by father Francisc Dobos, the spokesman of the Catholic archdiocese of Bucharest, after learning of the news of the decision taken by the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church about the metropolitan bishop Corneanu of Banat and the bishop Sofronie of Oradea. The metropolitan bishop Corneanu "had taken Communion" during a Greek-Catholic Mass on May 25th and the bishop Sofronie had officiated the blessing of the water on Twelfth Night along with the Greek-Catholic bishop Bercea of Oradea. Their actions had aroused controversies and tensions in the Orthodox world. The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, gathered in Bucharest over these days (8-9 July), "disapproved" of their behaviour, which is considered not in line with the canons of the Orthodox Church, and "forgave" them because they "repented".
"The Holy Eucharist is not a means and a stage towards the unity of the Christian Church, but the deepest manifestation of the unity of the Church, its highlight". It was stated by Daniel, Patriarch of the Rumanian Orthodox Church, in a speech to the members of the Holy Synod, published last night by the press agency "Basilica" of the Rumanian Patriarchate. With these words, the Patriarch meant to "reassert the fundamental principle of the Orthodox ecclesiology and implicitly of the Orthodox ecumenism", following the decision of the Holy Synod about the fate of the metropolitan bishop Corneanu, who "had taken Communion" during a Greek-Catholic Mass on May 25th. Such gestures of "so-called inter-communion" - he explained - "reduce the dogmatic differences between the Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church and undermine the unity of faith as the foundation of the reconstruction of the communion between the two Churches". In addition, the Patriarch recalled that it is forbidden to Orthodox people to receive the Eucharist in a different Church and added that with this decision "we do not mean to treat with arrogance or contempt the other Christians or interrupt the theological dialogue". "Through a sincere, deep theological dialogue - concluded the Patriarch Daniel -, the dogmas that separate the Catholic Church from the Orthodox Church can be redefined".
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