” “The unity and Catholicity (in the sense of universality) of the Church and the mutual recognition of the Baptism will be the topics of the third talks on ecclesiology between the Protestant and Orthodox churches of Europe, which will open tomorrow in Istanbul, Turkey (until April 30th). The meeting that will be hosted by the ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople is promoted by the Conference of European Churches (Kek) and by the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe (Cpce) and will be attended by 25 theologians from different beliefs and countries. On Friday 28th April, the participants will attend the Divine Liturgy that will be celebrated by the Patriarch Bartholomew I in the Monastery of Valouki. The previous talks were held in Crete in 2002 and Wittemberg in 2004. "Orthodox and Protestants explains Viorel Ionita from the Study Secretariat of Kek have worked together in the ecumenical movements for decades; however, we still need to know much more about each other. These talks promote a better understanding of the vision and mission of the Church from the perspective of different traditions". Founded in 1959, Kek is based in Geneva and brings together 125 Orthodox, Protestant, Anglican and Old-Catholic Churches from all European countries. ” “
