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The Bonn Agreement of July 2,[1] 1931 is a formal affirmation which established full communion between the Church of England and the Old Catholic churches of the Union of Utrecht,[2] including the Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands. While it allowed bilateral participation in sacraments, it does not require from either the acceptance of all doctrinal opinions. This communion has since been extended to all churches of the Anglican Communion through their synods.

Principles

The agreement expresses three principles:

  1. Each communion recognizes the catholicity and independence of the other and maintains its own.
  2. Each communion agrees to admit members of the other communion to participate in the sacraments.
  3. Full communion does not require from either communion the acceptance of all doctrinal opinion, sacramental devotion or liturgical practice characteristic of the other, but implies that each believes the other to hold all the essentials of the Christian faith.

To monitor the progressive growing together of the two communions, the Anglican-Old Catholic International Co-ordinating Council was established by the International Bishops' Conference and the Lambeth Conference. Its first official meeting took place in 1999.

See also

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ Armentrout, Don S.; Slocum, Robert Boak. "Bonn Agreement". An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church. The Episcopal Church. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  2. ^ "The Bonn Agreement of 1931". Willibrord Society. 1931. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
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