Wednesday, July 19, 2006

The Unholy Holy Cease

The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification [1] is a document created by and agreed to by clerical representatives of the Roman Catholic Church and the Lutheran World Federation as a result of extensive ecumenical dialogue, apparently resolving the conflict over the nature of Justification which was at the root of the Protestant Reformation. The churches acknowledged that the excommunications relating to the doctrine of justification set forth by the Roman Catholic Council of Trent do not apply to the teachings of the Lutheran churches set forth in the text; likewise, the churches acknowledged that the condemnations set forth in the Lutheran Confessions do not apply to the Catholic teachings on justification set forth in the document.

Conservative and Confessional Lutheran denominations feel this document fails to properly define the terms and do not subscribe to this document.
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Declaration_on_the_Doctrine_of_Justification

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