Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations of the Episcopal Church
The visible unity we seek is a 'communion of communions'
Dialogue with people of other faiths begins when people meet each other... in mutual understanding respect and trust...to share in service to the community... as an authentic witness. - from the Lambeth Conference 1998
Full communion partners share Eucharistic vision for a globalized world
[Episcopal News Service] Saying that the Eucharist "is the sign and reality of the hope of a just world for all," a group of Christian churches in full communion with each other issued a statement following a recent meeting hosted by the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (Philippine Independent Church) in Manila, Philippines. The third and final meeting of a three-year theological consultation on catholicity and globalization was held August 18-22 in a nation marred by poverty and extra-judicial killings reportedly carried out by the State in order to rid itself of disruptive influences.
