Show Common Episcopal- Episcopal I Catholic Declaration In light of the Common Declaration of Pope JohnPaul John JohnPaul JohnPaul Paul II and the archbishop of Canterbury issued at their historic meeting on the Eve of Pentecost in Canterbury Cathedral Cathedral calling calling for us to seek ways to express our common faith and baptism we the bishop of f the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salt Salt Lake City and the bishop of the the Episcopal Diocese se of Utah do urge our people to have this pilgrimage of faith and hope hop towards unity unify c constantly in their prayers We echo the sentiments sentiments' of the common declaration signed In Can Canterbury Cathedral While this necessary necessary necessary essary work of theological clarification continues it must be accompanied by bythe bythe bythe the zealous zealous work and fer fervent fervent fer- fer vent prayer of Roman Catholics Catholic and Anglicans ns throughout the world the world as they seek to grow in mutual understanding fraternal love and common witness to the Gospel Gospe Realizing t that at while full unity will be bea a grace from God it will not be imposed from on high but wi will gradually come about as we share and work together Besides studying the many possibilities for mutual mutual mutual mut mut- ual collaboration we ask our ecumenical commissions commiss commiss- ions Jons to suggest practical ways in in which on all levels clergy and laity can join us in in movi moving g steadily toward the goal expressed in John 17 that we all may be one We also en encourage our ecumenical commissions tp to begin a common study df the International Anglican- Anglican Roman Catholic dialogues Given in Salt Lake City at St St. Marks Mark's Cathedral this day of November 1982 j 1 i t e 4 |