Kirken Update - kumene 2008-2012
[2008] - [2009] - [2010] - [2011] - [2012]
19-09-2012 - Den russisk ortodokse kirke anerkender ikke
længere Folkekirkens dåb
Økumene
, Orthodoxy disallows DK baptisms
"We do not officially recognise Danish or Swedish
baptism," says Archpriest Dimitry Sizonenko, the Patriarchate's
secretary for inter-Christian relations. "The practice whereby
someone is accepted without being re-baptised will be impossible
for us, as homosexual relationships are a sin in Orthodox
theology," Læs mere -
[Politiken]
Danmark - 
Ortodoks, russisk
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10-09-2012 - Når fjenden er yderligtgående
venstre, højre og feminister..
Økumene
, Joint Orthodox-Pentecostal patrols
proposed to guard church property
On Aug. 27, Russia's
largest and busiest Protestant union, the 400.000-member-strong
"Associated Russian Union of Christians of
Evangelical-Pentecostal Faith" (ROSKhVE), lofted the unusual
proposal that inter-confessional patrols guard church property.
Læs
mere - [Presbyterian Church, USA]
In mid-August, radical leftists, rightists and feminists had
sawed down or felled outdoor Orthodox crucifixes in Russia and
Ukraine.
Rusland -
Kristendom
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03-09-2012 - WCC: Centralkomiteen diskuterer
erklæring om enhed
Økumene
Central Committee discusses
statement on unity
According to the statement, the church
is a "foretaste of the new creation", called to be a "sign to the
whole world of the life God intends for all". The church is
hailed as an instrument for "spreading the good news of God's
kingdom of justice, peace and love." Læs mere - [World Council of Churches
(WCC)]
Schweitz -
Kristendom
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30-08-2012 - Nyt "Mission Statement" for Kirkernes
Verdensråd
Økumene
, WCC statement invokes new understanding
of mission
The first ecumenical affirmation of mission
since 1982, invoking a new understanding of mission and
evangelism amidst a changing world and ecclesial landscape, has
been presented to the Central Committee of the World Council of
Churches (WCC). Læs mere - [World Council of Churches
(WCC)]
Schweitz -
Kristendom
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17-08-2012 - Den polske, katolske kirke og den russiske,
ortodokse forsones
Økumene
Russian Orthodox and Polish
Catholic Church heads aim to reconcile
"We call upon our
faithful to pray for the forgiveness of injustices and all the
wrongs committed against one another," said the text. "The events
of our common, often difficult and tragic history sometimes raise
grievances and accusations that do not allow old wounds to heal."
Læs mere - [The
Telegraph]
Rusland -
Kristendom
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18-05-2012 - Protestantiske kirker i Frankrig
forenes
Økumene
France will have new denomination with
Protestant merger
The Reformed Church of France (ERF) and
the Evangelical Lutheran Church of France (EELF) are merging to
form the United Protestant Church of France. The new entity will
be a reality after the churches' synods meet May 17-20 Læs
mere - [Presbyterian Church, USA]
Frankrig -
Kristendom, protestantisk
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11-04-2012 - Fælles "pagt" i den anglikanske kirke
synes død
Økumene
, 'Covenant' to bind Anglican Communion
appears dead
A proposed "Covenant" aimed at ensuring
unity across the worldwide Anglican Communion appears to have
failed, leaving the world's third-largest Christian body facing
an uncertain and likely fragmented future. The covenant, born of
an idea in 2004 to try to set boundaries in belief and practice
for the Communion's 40 members churches, appears dead after a
majority of dioceses within the Church of England voted to reject
it. Læs mere -
[Presbyterian Church, USA]
Globalt -
Kristendom, anglikansk
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04-04-2012 - To lutherske verdensorganistioner om evt.
fælles reformationsfejring
Økumene
, Global Lutheran Bodies to Explore Common
Commemorations of Reformation
Representatives of The
Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the International Lutheran
Council (ILC) highlighted in their meeting this year the need to
continue conversations about common commemorations of the 500th
anniversary of the Reformation in 2017. Læs mere
- [Lutheran World Federation]
Schweitz, Geneve -
Kristendom -luth.-evangel.
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22-02-2012 - Økumenisk luthersk-katolsk samarbejde
overfor fattigdom og nød
Økumene
ELCA, Catholic leaders
celebrate their Christian unity..
ELCA, Catholic leaders
celebrate their Christian unity, continue dialogue..In gratitude
for the "unity in Christ" between the Catholic Church and the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), ELCA Presiding
Bishop Mark S. Hanson shared with Pope Benedict XVI a sense of
urgency between Lutherans and Catholics in responding to the
"great needs of poverty and human care" in the world. Læs mere - [Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America]
USA -
Kristendom
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18-01-2012 - Paven - uenighed om moral svækker
kirkens troværdighed
Økumene
Christian divisions, including on
morality, weaken witness, pope says
While "there is more
that unites us than divides us" on the basic tenets of faith --
belief in Christ, the son of God and savior of humanity --
"divisions remain and regard many practical and ethical
questions, giving rise to confusion and mistrust, weakening our
ability to transmit the saving word of Christ," Pope Benedict
said Læs mere - [CNSNews.com]
Vatikanet -
Kristendom - romersk-katolsk
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07-01-2012 - Reformationen i nyt lys
Økumene
New light on the
Reformation
The news that the Lutheran and Catholic
Churches are to embark on a joint review of their shared history
sets an example that others could usefully follow. Cardinal Kurt
Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian
Unity, has announced that both Churches have agreed to
collaborate in their preparations to mark the 500th anniversary
of Martin Luther's posting of the Ninety-Five Theses in
1517...Indeed, few Catholics would now deny that the Church of
1517, including the papacy itself, was overdue for reform.
Meanwhile, many Lutherans would admit that Luther's attacks on
it were nevertheless excessive and inflammatory. Læs mere - [The Tablet]
Vatikanet -
Romersk-katolsk
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28-09-2011 - Luthersk præst Dean ved anglikansk
katedral i Winnipeg
Økumene
, Lutheran pastor appointed dean of Anglican
cathedral in Canada
In a historic move, the Anglican
diocese of Rupert's Land appointed a Lutheran pastor, the Rev.
Paul Johnson, as dean of the diocese and incumbent for St. John's
Cathedral in Winnipeg, Læs mere - [Ecumenical News
International]
Canada,Toronto -
Kristendom
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24-09-2011 - Har Paven rehabiliteret Luther? Protestanter
og katolikker uenige
Økumene
Luther rehabilitated?
Catholics and Protestants disagree
Among
Catholic-Protestant splits on display during Pope Benedict's
visit to Germany is a disagreement over whether Martin Luther,
the 16th century reformer who launched the split in western
Christianity, has now been rehabilitated. Læs mere - [Reuters Our World
Now]
Tyskland -
Kristendom
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22-09-2011 - Evangelikal påvirkning af Ortokse i
Ethiopien
Økumene
, Growing in the Word
.. the
Ethiopian Orthodox have learned from the expansion of
evangelicals Læs mere -
[ChristianityToday]
Etiopien -
Økumenisk
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02-07-2011 - Pentecostal bevægelse vokser hurtigere
end befolkningstallet
Økumene - udbredelse kirkeretninger
, Assemblies of God Growing Faster Than U.S.
Population
The Assemblies of God, one of the largest
Pentecostal denominations, is growing faster than the U.S.
population Læs
mere - [Christian Post]
USA -
Kristendom, pentecostal
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26-06-2011 - Zimbabwe anglikanere nægtet adgang til
pilgrimsmål andet år i træk
Økumene
ANGLICANS CHASED AWAY FROM BERNARD MZEKI SHRINE
For
the second year running, Anglicans in Zimbabwe have been forced
to find another place to mark the memorial of African martyr
Bernard Mizeki after being denied access to their official
shrine..The Anglican Church in Zimbabwe is under attack from an
ex-communicated bishop, Dr Norbert Kunonga, a supporter of
President Mugabe, who left the Anglican Province of Central
Africa (CPCA) in 2007 to try and set up a rival church. Læs mere - [News Dze Zimbabwe]
Zimbabwe -
Kristendom, anglikansk
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17-06-2011 - Tættere samarbejde mellem metodistkirke
og Den engelske Kirke
Økumene
The Methodist Church and
Church of England should work more closely..
The Joint
Implementation Commission, set up under the Anglican-Methodist
Covenant of 2003, is recommending that the two Churches should
share their mission and ministry more widely. Its new interim
report Moving Forward in Covenant.. Læs mere - [Anglican
Communion News Service]
England -
Kristendom, anglikansk
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16-06-2011 - 2000 går fra den presbyterianske til den
romersk-katolske
Økumene - skift mellem trosretninger
Cardinal reports on progress
toward US ordinariate for ex-Anglicans
As many as 100
U.S. Anglican priests and 2,000 laypeople could be the first
members of a U.S. personal ordinariate for former Anglicans who
want to enter into full communion with the Catholic Church,
Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington reported to his fellow
bishops June 15 Læs mere - [Catholic News
Service]
USA -
Kristendom, presbyteriansk
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22-03-2011 - Ortodoksekirker har vanskeligt ved at samles
til en synode
Økumene
, Orthodox churches find it difficult to
overcome differences
Some Orthodox leaders say the
churches need to get together to discuss common issues and speak
with one voice on such important topics as bioethics, sexuality
and the environment, but differences over arcane church issues
such as diptychs and autocephaly (the independent status of
Orthodox churches) run deep. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News
International]
Rusland, Moskva -
Kristendom, ortodoks
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17-02-2011 - Økumenisk indsats i kommende opbygning
af Sydsudan
Økumene
, In Southern Sudan, ecumenical movement
turns to nation-building
The churches and ecumenical
community will have a critical role to play for the foreseeable
future (in the new Republic of South Sudan, Predominantly
christian and animist), said Bishop Robert Aboagye-Mensah, a
Ghanian Methodist and vice-president of the All Africa Council
of Churches. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News
International]
Republic of South Sudan -
Kristendom
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17-02-2011 - Pave og den russiske præsident
mødes - forbedrede relationer
Økumene
, Pope, Russian president vow to strengthen
relationship
An official of the Moscow Patriarchate said
on 14 February that diplomatic relations have helped advance
contacts between the churches. "The establishment of full
diplomatic relations between the Russian Federation and the Holy
See has given a new impulse to the Læs mere - [Ecumenical News
International]
development of constructive relations between the Russian
Orthodox Church and the Vatican," the Rev. Dmitry Sizonenko, an
official of the Moscow Patriarchate's Department of External
Church Relations, told the Interfax news agency.
Rusland, Moskva -
Kristendom
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11-02-2011 - Den episkopale og den moravianske kirke
får fuld kommunion
Økumene
, Episcopalians, Moravians inaugurate full
communion
With an evening Eucharist Feb. 10 that blended
elements of the liturgical and musical practices of both
traditions, representatives of the Episcopal Church and the two
provinces of the Moravian Church in North America formally
inaugurated a full-communion relationship between the
denominations. Læs mere - [Episcopal News
Service]
USA, Betlehem, Pennsylvania -
Kristendom
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14-01-2011 - Anglikanske biskopper bliver præster i
den katolske kirke
Økumene - skift mellem trosretninger
, First Anglican bishops to join Catholic
Church under new structure
Three former Anglican bishops
are to be ordained as Roman Catholic priests on Saturday, 15
January at Westminster Cathedral - the first bishops to join Rome
under a new structure set up by Pope Benedict XVI for dissident
Anglicans. The Church of England clerics have said they cannot
accept the ordination of women as priests or bishops. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News
International]
England, London -
Anglikansk
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31-12-2010 - 500-året for reformationen anledning til
anerkendelse af paven?
Økumene
, 500 Years Annivesary
Topstory of
Kristeligt Dagblad (in danish): Will protestants in the 500-year
annivesary for the Reformation recognize Pope as leader? See also
background: (German Catholich paper
reports..) - German bishop supports the idea) (Se her) Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad]
Europa -
Kristendom
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06-12-2010 - Varme vanter til økumenisk
vintervejr?
Økumene
Pope gets gloves from
ecumenical leader to warm relations
No official statement
was released after the 4 December audience at the Vatican, but
the WCC general secretary, the Rev. Olav Fykse Tveit, told
journalists in Rome there had been a "a very open and friendly"
conversation - and WWC leader brought a symbolic present.. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News
International]
Italien, Rom -
Økumenisk
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02-12-2010 - Møde mellem WCCs generalsekretær
og paven i Rom
Økumene
World churches' leader
to meet Pope in Rome
The general secretary of the World
Council of Churches, the Rev. Olav Fykse Tveit meets the Pope the
4. of december. .."There are expectations for the ecumenical
movement that have not been fulfilled, and there are tensions
arising in and between churches," says Tveit. Cardinal Kurt Koch,
[has been reported] as saying there is a crisis of ecumenism
because of two "profoundly different mentalities" that shape the
way Catholics and Protestants describe the nature of the Church.
Læs mere - [Ecumenical News
International]
"The churches and ecclesial communities born of the [Reformation]
have renounced the original objective of ecumenism as visible
unity and have substituted it with the concept of mutual
recognition as churches.."
Schweitz, Geneve -
Økumenisk
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16-10-2010 - Tredje Lausanne Kongres i Cape Town
Økumene
, Third Lausanne Congress
Leaders
of a Christian movement focused on world evangelization marked
the one-year count down to their third major gathering in over
three decades. Cape Town 2010 will be held Oct. 16-25, 2010, at
the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Læs
mere - [Christian Post]
Sydafrika, Cape Town -
Kristendom
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11-10-2010 - Svensk kirkeleder: Den officielle kineskiske
kirke mindre interessant
Økumene
, Swedish archbishop points to changes in
Chinese Protestantism
Changes in the make up of Chinese
Christianity may make the officially-sanctioned China Christian
Council less important, says the head of the (Lutheran) Church
of Sweden, who is visiting the world's most populous country Læs mere - [Ecumenical News
International]
Sverige, Stockholm -
Kristendom
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05-10-2010 - Porvoo-aftalen tiltrådt af
Danmark
Økumene
, Church of Denmark signs Porvoo Agreement
Although the Church of Denmark participated in
discussions leading up to the Porvoo Agreement some 15 years ago,
it never signed the document because of differences over the
status of women. Læs
mere - [Christian Today]
With women now being accepted into the priesthood by the Anglican
Churches in the Porvoo Communion, the Church in Denmark announced
last year that there was no longer any barrier to becoming a full
member.
Danmark, København -
Kristendom
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12-08-2010 - Taizé 70 år
Økumene
, Tributes mark 70 years of Taizé
spiritual community
World Christian leaders are paying
tribute to the ecumenical community of Taizé in eastern
France, which is marking its foundation in 1940 by Brother Roger
Schutz, who died in 2005. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News
International]
Schweitz, Geneve -
Kristendom
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30-06-2010 - WWC når ikke udenvidere til konsensus
om homo-ægteskaber
Økumene
Tveit noted
that different churches had different positions on such issues.
He said the WCC had a role in fostering conversations, and in
opening space for discussing issues where churches have different
viewpoints. "I don't foresee that the World Council of Churches
will have one point of view on either of these issues in the near
future," he stated. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News
International]
Rusland, Moskva -
Kristendom
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22-06-2010 - "World Communionon Reformed Churches" som vej
til WCC
Økumene
,
General secretary Tveit said the
new grouping, "brings together what might be called more
ecumenically-oriented churches and more evangelically-oriented
churches, even though I am not particularly keen on such labels".
Læs mere - [Ecumenical News
International]
Geneve -
Kristendom
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30-04-2010 - Lutheranere ser tegn på mulig
fællesforståelse af nadveren
Økumene
, Lutherans see signs of convergence with
Catholics on Eucharist issue
A German Protestant bishop
has urged Roman Catholic and Lutheran churches to draw up a joint
declaration on their shared beliefs about the Eucharist, one of
the issues that has divided them for hundreds of years since the
Reformation. "Our understandings of the Eucharist or Lord's
Supper are no longer that far apart," said Lutheran Bishop
Friedrich Weber. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News
International]
Finland -
Økumenisk
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12-02-2010 - Metodister rede til at indgå i den
anglikanske kirke
Økumene
,
David Gamble, president of the
Methodist Conference: "We are prepared to go out of existence,
not because we are declining or failing in mission, but for the
sake of mission." Methodists were "prepared to be changed and
even to cease having a separate existence as a Church" if that
served the needs of the Kingdom of God". Læs mere
- [Timesonline]
England -
Kristendom
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16-12-2009 - Porvoo-indmeldelsen diskuteres heftigt
Økumene - forbehold
, Danish Church association with Porvoo
under debate (danish)
Vi skal ikke spørge andre
om lov, lyder forklaringen fra biskop om folkekirkens
indtræden i stort kirkefællesskab Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad]
Danmark -
Kristendom - folkekirken
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11-12-2009 - Folkekirken melder sig ind i
Porvoo-fællesskabet
Økumene
, The Danish Church joins Porvoo (in danish)
På Folkekirkens mellemkirkelige Råds
møde den 9. december, 2009 vedtog Rådet at melde
folkekirken ind i Porvoo Fællesskabet. Porvoo
Fællesskabet er et praktisk arbejdsfællesskab mellem
anglikanske og lutherske kirker i Norden, Storbritannien, Irland
og Baltikum. De øvrige nordiske kirker har været med
siden fællesskabets start i 1996, mens Danmark hidtil blot
har været observatør. - Læs også Mogens
Mogensens artikel om Porvoo: (HER). Læs mere - [Interchurch.dk]
Danmark -
Kristendom - folkekirken
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01-12-2009 - Finlands to kirker og to sprog
Økumene
,
Det østligste nordiske
land har en omtumlet historie, først under svensk og siden
russisk styre, og det præger stadig landet, som også
er kendt for sin kirkearkitektur og ikke mindst
mobiltelefonindustrien Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad]
Finland -
Kristendom
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22-11-2009 - Katolske biskopper forbereder vejen for et
anglikansk exodus
Økumene
Catholic bishops prepare
path for Anglican exodus
THE Roman Catholic Church in
England and Wales has taken the first steps towards receiving
Anglican converts en masse. Archbishop Vincent Nichols, its
leader, has appointed a panel of bishops to plan the recruitment
of entire Church of England parishes. Læs
mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)]
Vatikanet -
Kristendom, anglikansk
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21-11-2009 - Pave og ærkebiskop enige om at skabe
tættere relationer
Økumene
Pope and Anglican leader
agree on closer relations
the two leaders "turned to the
challenges facing all Christian communities" and the need "to
promote forms of collaboration and shared witness in facing these
challenges.. Referring to the recent overture for traditional
Anglicans upset over the ordination of women and gay bishops to
become Catholics, the Vatican said the talks reiterated "the
shared will to continue and to consolidate the ecumenical
relationship between Catholics and Anglicans Læs
mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)]
Vatikanet -
Kristendom - romersk-katolsk
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20-11-2009 - Roms holdning til kvindelige præster er
en hindring for kirkelig enhed
Økumene - forbehold
Archbishop tells Pope:
there will be no turning back on women priests
The
Archbishop of Canterbury yesterday made his most outspoken
challenge to the Roman Catholic Church since the Pope invited
disaffected Anglicans to switch to Rome. Speaking before he meets
Benedict XVI tomorrow, Dr Rowan Williams told a conference in
Rome that the Catholic Church's refusal to ordain women was a bar
to Christian unity. Læs mere
- [Timesonline]
Italien, Rom -
Kristendom, anglikansk
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01-11-2009 - Et tiårs jubilæum: Enighed om
retfærdiggørelse
Økumene
, Churches Celebrate 10th Anniversary of
'Justification' Agreement
On Oct. 31, 1999,
representatives of the Roman Catholic Church and the Lutheran
World Federation got together to sign the Joint Declaration on
the Doctrine of Justification, in which the two church bodies
together confessed: "By grace alone, in faith in Christ's saving
work and not because of any merit on our part, we are accepted
by God and receive the Holy Spirit, who renews our hearts while
equipping and calling us to good works." Læs mere - [The Christian Post]
Tyskland -
Økumenisk
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29-09-2009 - Den evangeliske kirke vokser stærkt i
Brasilien
Økumene - skift mellem trosretninger
,
According to IBGE (the Brazilian
Institute of Geography and Statistics), the Catholic population
in the country was 91.8% of the total in 1970. But the most
recent survey, in 2000, revealed that the number of Catholics had
fallen to 73. 8% with the number of evangelicals up from 5.2% to
15.6%. Læs mere - [The Gaurdian]
Brasilien -
Kristendom - mellemkirkeligt
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30-07-2009 - Jerntæppets fald
nødvendiggør "en stemme" fra Europas kirker
Økumene
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_HuberWofgan
gHuberWofgang Huber, Biskop
Germany's senior
Protestant leader has praised the role European churches played
in the 1989 political changes that led to the fall of the Berlin
Wall but says they need to find new ways of making their voice
heard in today's Europe...the time when CEC came into being fifty
years ago was a time marked by heightened tension between East
and West," said Huber. "The Cold War was an occasion when CEC
prayed across frontiers (CEC, Lyon 17/7) Læs mere - [Ecumenical News
International]
Frankrig, Lyon -
Kristendom
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21-07-2009 - Håb, ja vi håber ..Conference of
European Churches afsluttet
Økumene
,
Fra konferencens budskab til
medlemskirkerne: The far-reaching financial crisis demands that
we recognise the opportunity for a new economic order to emerge
and to remind the world of the need for an economy based on
ethical responsibility and environmental sustainability.. We
believe that Europe can and should be an open-minded, welcoming
and inclusive continent. We affirm that there should be open
doors for any who seek sanctuary from Læs mere -
[Conference of European Churches]
persecution and violence.
Frankrig, Lyon -
Kristendom
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14-07-2009 - Økumene - pan-heresi eller
nødvendighed
Økumene - forbehold
,
Græsk gruppe kirkefolk
udsender dokument som advarer mod økumene: "This
pan-heresy of ecumenism adopts and legalises all heresies as
'churches', and insults the dogma of the One, Holy, Catholic and
Apostolic Church," says the group. "All boundaries the fathers
set have been torn down; there is no longer a dividing line
between heresy and church, between truth and fallacy. - Men se
også ortodoks patriarks appel til katolsk, protestantisk
og ortodoks enhed i Europa (På CECs møde i Lyon):
(Se her) Læs mere - [Ecumenical News
International]
Europa -
Kristendom, ortodoks
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27-04-2009 - Over 50% af voksne i USA har skiftet
kirketilhørsforhold i deres lvi
Økumene - skift mellem trosretninger
,
About 9% return to their
childhood religion, saying they tried another religion or two but
then went back.... Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News
(WWRN)]
USA -
Kristendom
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16-04-2009 - 90% er katolikker - over 50% af præster
er protestanter i Latinamerika
Økumene - udbredelse kirkeretninger
,
Latinamerika er stadig meget
katolsk, men jeg (antropolog Regnar Albæk Kristensen) tror,
at de får en stor overraskelse i nærmeste fremtid.
I de statistikker, de laver, er op imod 90 procent af
befolkningen katolikker, men hvis man ser på statistikker
over landets præster, så er over halvdelen
protestantiske. Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad]
Sydamerika -
Romersk-katolsk
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20-03-2009 - Günther Gassmann: Tilbagekald
ekskommunikationen af Luther
Økumene
,
An international expert on church
unity has urged the Roman Catholic Church to declare officially
that its excommunication of Martin Luther no longer applies. Such
a statement, "in these ecumenically less exciting times ... would
be a remarkable step and a sign of hope and encouragement", said
the Rev. Günther Gassmann, a German Lutheran theologian..
Læs mere - [Ecumenical News
International]
Italien, Rom -
Økumenisk
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18-03-2009 - Paven advarer mod evangeliske bevægelser
og overtro i Afrika
Økumene - forbehold
,
Selvom den katolske kirke i
Afrika er den hurtigst voksende i verden, advarer paven
også mod konkurrence fra evangeliske bevægelser, som
er blevet mere populære' samt mod 'den stigende indflydelse
fra overtroiske former for religion'. Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad]
Cameroun -
Kristendom - romersk-katolsk
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25-09-2008 - Katoliker kan også lære af
Luther
Økumene
,
Udtaler kardinal Walter Kasper.
Han sagde også at han håber at protestantismen ville
vende tilbage til Luthers tro, "som ville have været dybt
imod alle de liberale tendenser, som præger kirken af i
dag. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News
International]
Wartburg -
Økumene
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17-04-2008 - Konversion praktisk talt umulig i
Ægypten
Økumene
,
For the first time ever, Egypt's
Coptic Orthodox Church issued a certificate of conversion to a
believer with a Muslim background last week. The move is seen as
an unheard of in a country where it is practically impossible for
Muslims to legally change their religious status.. Another case
made headlines across Egypt and drew international attention to
Egypt's unfair legal system and its lack of respect for religious
freedom.., The Egyptian court ruled in February 2008 that an man,
Muhammad Hegazy, cannot legally change his religious status. The
Cairo judge said according to shariah law, or Islamic law, Islam
is the final and most complete religion and therefore Muslims
already practice full freedom of religion and cannot convert to
an older belief (Christianity or Judaism). Læs mere - [Christian Post]
Ægypten -
Kristendom - islam
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