Bishop Michael Nazir Ali gives ESBVM Annual Lecture 2006
Posted by esbvm on March 5th, 2006
The ARCIC Documents are important as indicators of ecumenical relations that, according to Bishop John Flack of the Anglican Centre in Rome, though strained, have not, as reported elsewhere, been halted by controversy within the Anglican communion. Rather they are at a stage of completion with the ARCIC II’s mandate ending with the publication of the joint document on Mary in May
of 2005.
The Ecumenical Society of the Blessed Virgin Mary at its AGM Lecture in the Jerusalem Chamber of Westminster Abbey on March 4th 2006 given by Bishop Nazir-Ali of Rochester, who was one of the Anglican participants in the ARCIC II deliberations, in the Jerusalem Chamber of Westminster Abbey, continued the effort of reception that all such documents face.
Those attending the lecture, including one of the society’s patrons His Excellency Archbishop Gregorios of Thyateira & Great Britain, were privileged to an insider’s view of the process of the ARCIC II deliberations and a flavour of how the committee arrived at the position that emerged in the ‘Mary, Grace and Hope in Christ’ document that was published.
The ESBVM is on the verge of celebrating its 40th anniversary of Foundation in 2007 when it is hoped to gather members with its patrons and friends in an occasion of marking the progress in this significant and important area of ecumenical exchange. The work of the society involves Christians of various traditions and those seeking further information may contact ESBVM using the links in the Contact list at left.