DOUĂ PUNCTE DE VEDERE PRIVIND DIALOGUL TEOLOGIC DINTRE BISERICA ORTODOXĂ ŞI BISERICILE VECHI ORIENTALE
TWO POINTS OF VIEW REFERRING TO THE THEOLOGICAL DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE ORTHODOX CHURCH AND THE ANCIENT ORIENTAL CHURCHES

Summary/Abstract: Five years have passed since it seemed that the bilateral theological dialogue between the Orthodox Church and the Ancient Oriental Churches received another chance. The last dialogue meeting set themes and deadlines for subsequent bilateral meetings, but these did not take place. Meanwhile, in 2016, the Holy and Great Synod of Orthodoxy was held, which reiterated the participants desire to involve the Orthodox Church and further in the bilateral theological dialogues with other Christians. Even at some moments of the Pan-Orthodox Synod were invited as observers and representatives of the Ancient Oriental Churches. But just the lack of common vision regarding this document has visibly fragmented the unity, thank God, not the Eucharist among the Orthodox belonging to the various Local Orthodox Churches. Meanwhile, theologians and clergy from both families of Churches have continued to address issues within the dialogue. Here, below, a Theology professor from the Eastern Orthodox Church family wonders what the chances and challenges are about unity in diversity, and a Coptic Orthodox priest, so from the Oriental Orthodox Church family, wonders if they can recognize the Synods which the Chalcedonian Orthodox accept and consider ecumenical: Chalcedon, Constantinople II, Constantinople III and Nicaea.

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