Common Declaration of Pope Paul VI and the Archbishop of Canterbury
A declaration signed at the monastery of St Paul in Rome on 24 March 1966 by Pope Paul VI and Archbishop Michael Ramsey, announcing a serious dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion.
The declaration followed a meeting of the two men on 23 March 1966. It gives thanks for a “new atmosphere” of Christian fellowship between the two communions in recent years, and states their intention to open a dialogue founded on the Gospels and the ancient common traditions, covering Scripture, tradition and liturgy as well as practical difficulties. It acknowledges that serious obstacles stand in the way of restored communion of faith and sacramental life.
The text does not name the Second Vatican Council. It is cited in the Second Vatican Council for what the Archbishop of Canterbury put his name to in the months after the council closed.
Cited in
- 1962 to 1965, firm date