Sofia, Bulgaria, Novemeber. 8, 2010
In an annual meeting, the Eastern Catholic (Uniate) bishops of Europe underlined their full communion with the Roman Catholic Church as part of the criteria of ecclesiology of the Churches, reports the Catholic website, zenit.org.
This was one of the conclusions of
the meeting, which concluded Sunday in Sofia.
The theme of the meeting, which was sponsored by the
Council of European Bishops' Conferences (CCEE), was
"The ecclesiological Criteria of the Eastern Catholic
Churches and the Reality Today." It also marked the
150th anniversary of the union of Bulgaria's Eastern
Catholic Church with Rome.
Some 35 prelates representing various Eastern Churches of
Europe took part in the meeting, along with Cardinal Peter
Erdo, CCEE president, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of
the Congregation for Eastern Churches, and other
representatives of that dicastery. Members of the
Pontifical Council for Migrants and Travelers also
participated.
The next annual meeting of Eastern bishops will take place in Oradea, Romania, on the theme, "You Will Be My Witnesses: The Evangelization in Europe's Catholic Eastern Churches."
