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AOOIC Communiqué 2016

The Anglican-Oriental Orthodox International Commission held its fifth
meeting from the 24th to 29th October 2016 at the Armenian Catholicosate of
Cilicia, Antelias, Lebanon.
The Commission greatly appreciated the welcome to the Armenian
Catholicosate by His Holiness Aram I of the Holy See of Cilicia, and was
grateful for the kindness and hospitality offered by the Catholicosate
brotherhood members and staff.
At the opening session, the Commission was welcomed by His Holiness
the Catholicos, who addressed its members, and encouraged the continuation
of its work towards full visible unity in the face of existing and ongoing
differences and disagreements. Having completed its work on the Procession
of the Holy Spirit at its 2015 meeting, the Commission continued its reflection
on the second part of its Agreed Statement on pneumatology, ‘The Sending of
the Holy Spirit in Time (Economia).’
This second part considers the action of the Holy Spirit in the life and
mission of the Church making it one, holy, catholic and apostolic. The
Co-Chairs signed the second part of Agreed Statement that will be sent to our
churches for reflection and comment, after which the Commission will
produce the full statement, ‘The Nature and Work of the Holy Spirit,’ in its
final form.

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