Primacy in the Church:Position/Moscow Patrchte/Raven.Doc (CLAW 7200)
Term: Academic Year 2014-2015 Spring
Faculty
There is not currently a faculty member for this course
Schedule
Wed, 2:10 PM - 4:30 PM (1/15/2015 - 5/15/2015) Location: MAIN CLASS BOORA
Description
The Ravenna Document is a common declaration released by the Joint INternational Commision for the Theological Dialogue between the Roman Cathilic Church and the Orthodox Church (issued on October 13, 2007). The document deals primarily with the canonical order of the Bishop of Rome in the Pentarchy of the Patriarchs. In December 2013, six years after the Revenna Document, the Moscow Patriarchate published a statement in response to the documenttaking issue with some of its conclusions. Among the aims of this elective course is an analysis of the arguments of Moscow's statement and to highlight why, according to the Holy Canons and the Canonical Tradition of the Orthodox Church, this claims cannot be accpeted.