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THE PORVOO COMMON STATEMENT

Text prepared by the Fourth Plenary Meeting
held at Järvenpää, Finland, 9-13 October 1992

"The Porvoo Common Statement", Council for Christian Unity of the General Synod of the Church of England, London, 1993, Copyright © 1993 by David Tustin and Tore Furberg.

FOREWORD by the Co-Chairmen
I
Setting the Scene
  A A New Opportunity
  B Our Common Ground as Churches
  C Our Common Mission Today
II
THE NATURE AND UNITY OF THE CHURCH
  A God's Kingdom and the Mystery and Purpose of the Church
  B The Nature of Communion and the Goal of Unity
III
WHAT WE AGREE IN FAITH
IV
EPISCOPACY IN THE SERVICE OF THE APOSTOLICITY OF THE CHURCH
  A The Apostolicity of the Whole Church
  B Apostolic Ministry
  C The Episcopal Office in the Service of the Apostolic Succession
  D The Historic Episcopal Succession as Sign
  E A New Stage
V
TOWARDS CLOSER UNITY
  A Joint Declaration
  B Liturgical Celebration
  C Wider Ecumenical Commitment
By paragraph
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