Oriental Orthodox Churches in the Vatican
They’re among the most ancient churches in the world, founded according to tradition
by the apostles in Egypt, Armenia, Syria, India and Ethiopia in the decades following
Christ’s death and Resurrection. Yet they have not been in communion with either the
Roman Catholic world or the Eastern Orthodox world since they officially severed ties
in the 5th century – hence very little is known about their rich heritage
and traditions outside those countries where they are still based.They are of course the Oriental Orthodox Churches and here in the Vatican on Friday, their representatives concluded a meeting of the mixed commission for theological dialogue with their Catholic counterparts.
To find out more about the meeting and about the impact of the recent attacks on Coptic Christians in Egypt, Philippa Hitchen talked to Fr Gabriel Quicke, who’s in charge of relations with these Churches at the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity….
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