October 06, 2014
Msgr McPartlan at Catholic-Orthodox plenary meeting in Jordan
From 15-23 September, Msgr Paul McPartlan took part in the plenary meeting of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church that was held in Amman, Jordan . The meeting, which was hosted by the Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, continued discussion of the difficult topic of primacy and synodality in the Church, with particular reference to the role of the bishop of Rome as universal primate.