The final announcement of the Pope (answers to questions about some aspects of the doctrine of the Church - Link ) caused quite a stir in the evangelical world. The supporters of the ecumenical movement within the churches are very surprised about that the Bishop of Rome, the Reformed churches not actually accepted as a church. The fifth point of a short document that explains the doctrine of the Roman Church, the pope takes a position on the Reformed churches. Here's the text:
5th question: Why do the texts of the Council and the Magisterium of the communities from the Reformation of the 16th Century emerged, the title "church" not to?
Answer: Because these communities have, according to Catholic doctrine of apostolic succession is not in Holy Orders and are, therefore, deprived of a constitutive element of the Church. These ecclesial , Which have mainly because of the absence of the sacramental priesthood, have not preserved the genuine and integral substance of the Eucharistic Mystery can not, according to Catholic doctrine are "churches" in the proper sense.
Frankly, my opinion this has not surprised. The Roman Church has never claimed otherwise. When you observe honestly and accurately what happened in the often vaunted approach, then each well, which has now been recorded on paper (see, for example, the impact of the Joint Declaration on Justification). Now, if church leaders are surprised that there is only one way out of Rome - back to Rome - then they probably have the issues they have studied in the past been misled.
Who is surprised now about the comments of Rome, who knows quite simply the Roman doctrine, which is actually always communicate openly and honestly. I can not deny me the impression that those people do not know exactly but also their own origins, or to look away at least negligent about it. There was a reason why have separated the Reformers from the entity that calls itself church. They wanted to start a new church. Instead, they sat down with all our power to ensure that the Church is renewed. When this structure but to she turned and could not be put on the price of biblical doctrine, have left the reformers of this institution with a heavy heart and gathered with the believers in one church. This meeting will be nothing new, but the holy catholic (meaning general) Church, we confess.
Who is still reformed, but real, how to read on Lebensquellen.de is that is can easily recognize that this opinion simply shows that has changed little since the Reformation. Still, the reformed churches all believe that they are church. This opinion is a little uncomfortable, but who is not so, could we just really back to Rome.
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