Documents
The Plight of Christians in the Middle East – Revisited
Wednesday, October 30 2013
In 2011 we, the members of the North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation[1] deplored the devastating losses in the Christian communities of the Middle East in the aftermath of the “Arab Spring.” Today the situation of many of the Christian communities in Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine has become catastrophic. Together with the 2013 Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America, we…
Letter of congratulations to Rabbi Roy D. Tanenbaum on the occasion of the inauguration of Canada’s first yeshiva and rabbinical school in Toronto
Monday, November 28 2011
November 18, 2011 Rabbi Roy D. TanenbaumRosh Ha-YeshivaCanadian Yeshiva and Rabbinical School81 St. Mary StreetToronto, ON M5S 1J4 Dear Rabbi Tanenbaum: As Chairman of the Canadian Catholic Bishops’ Commission for Christian Unity, Religious Relations with the Jews, and Interfaith Dialogue, I am most happy to congratulate you and your colleagues as you mark the inaugural convocation of Canada’s first yeshiva and rabbinical school in Toronto. This…
Response to ‘A Common Word Between Us’
Wednesday, September 03 2008
by the Episcopal Commission for Interfaith Dialogue Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops As the Episcopal Commission for Interfaith Dialogue of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, we acknowledge with great interest and hope the Open Letter entitled “A Common Word Between Us and You”, issued in late 2007 by 138 prominent Muslim leaders and scholars from around the world and which was addressed to Pope…
“In Whose Name? The Baptismal Formula in Contemporary Culture”
Wednesday, March 01 2006
The following document is an agreed statement issued in June 2004 by the Roman Catholic/United Church Dialogue of Canada. Although the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) is represented on the Dialogue, the text has not been endorsed by the CCCB nor does it necessarily have the approval of the Bishops of Canada. The statement is being disseminated in full in its official version on…
“The Filioque: A Church-dividing issue?”
Thursday, January 19 2006
The following document is an agreed statement issued in October 2003 by the North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation. Although the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) is represented on the Theological Consultation, the text has not been endorsed by the CCCB nor does it necessarily have the approval of the Bishops of Canada. The statement is being disseminated in full according to its official version…
Pastoral Message by the Episcopal Commission for Social Affairs and the Episcopal Commission for Interfaith Dialogue
Thursday, March 18 2004
To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, March 21, 2004, the Episcopal Commission for Social Affairs and the Episcopal Commission for Interfaith Dialogue have issued a pastoral message entitled: Eliminate Racial and Religious Discrimination: See Every Person as My Sister or Brother
A Church Leaders’ Letter Against Anti-Semitism to the Churches of Canada, the Jewish Community in Canada, and to All People of Good Will…
Tuesday, December 09 2003
We, the leaders of nine Christian churches in Canada, speak to you together through the facilitation of the Canadian Council of Churches, of which we all are members. In this letter, we are addressing one situation only, which is a Canadian one. While we recognize that there are other serious situations here in Canada and throughout the world, which demand the faithful attention of all…
A Statement from the CCCB’s Commission for Interfaith Dialogue: Muslim People and Institutions Must be Respected
Wednesday, October 03 2001
The members of the Episcopal Commission for Interfaith Dialogue of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops wish to express their concern about acts of violence directed towards Muslim people or institutions in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States. In light of recent media reports of an increase in incidents of hate crimes, we urge members of the Catholic Church…
Jubilee: Renewing our Common Bonds with the Jewish Community
Thursday, October 12 2000
(Cornwall – CCCB) – To mark the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000, the Episcopal Commission for Ecumenism has prepared a document inviting Canadian Catholics to join in a special relationship with the Jewish community in Canada. The document, entitled Jubilee: Renewing our Common Bonds with the Jewish Community, was released at the CCCB annual Plenary meeting in Cornwall shortly after morning prayer adapted from…