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bers on topics that included the Number of Ecumenical Councils, the Inter-
pretation of the Council of Chalcedon, the Meaning of the Anathemas of
Ecumenical Councils, and the Authority of Scripture and Tradition.
The Commission discussed the present situation of Christians in the
Middle East, and heard reports of the difficulties facing Christians, particularly
in Iraq, Syria and Egypt, and the challenges between the churches in South
India.
Members of the Commission continue to pray for the Middle East, for
the victims of war, for refugees, and for all hostages. We also continue to pray
for our fellow Christians, and especially the two bishops of Aleppo abducted in
April 2013: Metropolitan Mor Gregorios Youhanna Ibrahim of the Syriac Or-
thodox Church, and Metropolitan Boulos Yazigi of the Greek Orthodox
Church of Antioch.
The Commission mourned the death of its former Anglican Co-Chair,
the Rt Revd Dr Geoffrey Rowell, and gave thanks for his contribution to
Anglican–Oriental Orthodox relations, and in particular for his leadership of
this Commission.
The Commission began its meeting by attending Choral Mattins at St
Patrick’s Cathedral.
The Commission was welcomed to Dublin in a civic reception at the
Mansion House, the official residence of the Lord Mayor of Dublin, attended
by diplomats and representative leaders of different faith communities in Dub-
lin, as well as ecumenical leaders and members of the Church of Ireland.
The Commission visited the Chester Beatty Library, where a special
exhibit of historic manuscripts representative of the Oriental Orthodox family
of churches was prepared.
The Commission attended Vespers in the Coptic tradition at the re-
cently consecrated parish church of St Maximus and St Domatius, Drumcon-
dra, where it was welcomed by Coptic clergy and faithful from different parts
of Ireland.
The Commission attended Evensong at Christ Church Cathedral on 26
October. Before the service the members united in prayer at the memorial to
the martyrs of the Armenian Genocide. In the course of the service the Agreed
Statement on The Procession and Work of the Holy Spirit was formally signed by
the two Co-Chairs, His Eminence Metropolitan Bishoy and Bishop Gregory
Cameron.
At the conclusion of its meeting, the work of the Commission was hon-
oured at a celebration at the University Club, Dublin.

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