Pro Unione Web Site - Dialogues L-RC

August 25-27, 1965 - Strasbourg, France
Exploratory meeting to determine whether and in what manner the relations which have already begun can be continued and intensified; the content, shape and scope of possible discussions; central theological issues for future dialogue

April 13-15, 1966 - Strasbourg, France
Further study on projected dialogue; establishment of Roman Catholic - Lutheran Working Group - JOINT REPORT

1. November 26-30, 1967 - Z�rich, Switzerland
   "Gospel and Tradition"
2. September 15-19, 1968 - Baastad, Sweden
   "World and Church under the Gospel"
3. May 4-8, 1969 - Nemi, Italy
   "Structures of the Church"
4. February 22-26, 1970 - Cartigny / Geneva, Switzerland
   "Gospel and Law - Gospel and Christian Freedom"
5. February 21-26, 1971 - San Anton, Malta
   "Das Evangelium und die Kirche" (1972) - BERICHT
   "The Gospel and the Church - The Malta Report" (1972) - FINAL REPORT

1. March 21-24, 1973 - Geneva, Switzerland
   "Survey of Lutheran / RC Relations; Program planning; the significance of the world for the self-understanding of the Church"
2. January 8-12, 1974 - Rome, Italy
   "The Ministry in interconfessional dialogue; theology of liberation and the structures of the Church; Church's self-understanding"
3. March 15-21, 1976 - Liebfrauenberg, France
   "Review of the way in which the "Malta Report" is being received; Lord's Supper; models of unity"
4. March 5-12, 1977 - Paderborn, Germany
   "Eucharist; ministry; models of the Church"
5. October 7-12, 1978 - Sigtuna, Sweden
   "Ordained ministry; episcopate; models of the Church; ways to communion" - "The Lord's Supper" - JOINT STATEMENT
6. February 19-23, 1980 - Augsburg, Germany
   "All Under One Christ" - JOINT STATEMENT
   "Ways to Community" - JOINT STATEMENT
7. March 9-14, 1981 - Lantana, Florida (USA)
   "The Ministry in the Church" - - JOINT STATEMENT
8. May 10-15, 1982 - Venice, Italy
   "Models of unity"
   
9. May 2-7, 1983 - W�rttemberg, Germany
   "Martin Luther - Witness to Jesus Christ" - JOINT STATEMENT
10. February 27-March 3, 1984 - Rome, Italy
    "Facing Unity. Models, Forms and Phases of Catholic-Lutheran Church Fellowship" - JOINT STATEMENT

1. March 10-14, 1986 - C�ligny (Bossey), Switzerland
   "Justification, ecclesiology, sacramentality"
2. February 15-21, 1987 - Wiesbaden-Naurod, Federal Republic of Germany
   "Doctrine of Justification and doctrine of the Church"
3. March 7-11, 1988 - Versailles, France
   "Justification"
4. February 27-March 4, 1989 - Opole, Poland
   "Contextual theology; ecclesiology"
5. October 1-5, 1990 - Oslo, Norway
   "Ecclesiology; justification"
6. September 30-October 4, 1991 - Venice, Italy
   "Ecclesiology; justification"
7. November 10-14, 1992 - Eisenbach, Germany
   "Church and justification; 25th anniversary of the Lutheran/Catholic Dialogue; future of the dialogue"
8. September 5-11, 1993 - W�rzburg, Germany
   "Church and Justification"
   "Church and Justification - Understanding the Church in the Light of the Doctrine of the Justification" - JOINT STATEMENT

1. September 10-16, 1995 - L�rkkulla, Finland
   "Apostolicity of the Church, episcopacy and structures for Christian unity, Eucharist, ethical questions;" organizational planning

   NEW NAME: "LUTHERAN-CATHOLIC COMMISSION ON UNITY"

2. September 1-7, 1996 - Rottenburg, Germany
   "Apostolic nature of the Church, Eucharist, ethics and moral issues"
3. August 31 - September 6, 1997 - Dobog�k�, Hungary
   "Apostolicity and Eucharist"
4. August 28-September 3, 1998 - Kamien Slaskij (Opole), Poland
   "Apostolicity and Eucharist; reactions to the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification"
5. August 26 - September 1, 1999 - Tutzing, Germany
   "From the Apostolic Gospel to the Apostolicity of the Church; Apostolic Succession and Ordained Ministry"
6. September 5-12, 2000 - Bose/Magnano, Italy
   "Apostolicity of the Church: Apostolic Succession and Ordained Ministry; Episkop�, Historical Development and Theological Evaluation"
7. September 4-10, 2001 - Smidstrup Strand, Denmark
   "Church Teaching which remains in the Truth; Doctrine and Apostolic Faith in Early and Medieval Church Developments; Scripture (Canon) and Tradition from the Lutheran Perspective; the Concept and Understanding of the Magisterium in Catholic Theology from the Council of Trent to the Second Vatican Council; Ecclesial Ministry of Apostolic Teaching from the Lutheran Perspective"
8. August 30 - September 6, 2002 - Würzburg, Germany
   "Apostolicity of the Church: Biblical, Historical and Theological Aspects"
9. July 9-17, 2004 - Baltimore, Maryland (USA)
   “Biblical, historical and systematic theological aspects of apostolicity; Apostolicity of the Church-NT foundations; The apostolic gospel and the apostolicity of the church; Apostolic succession and the ordained ministry; Church teaching which remains in the truth”
10. September 22-30, 2005 - Cassano delle Murge (Bari), Italy
    “Final meeting and preparation of report on The Apostolicity of the Church; identification and assessment of the ‘elements’ of apostolicity in the church and their configuration; issues of apostolic succession; the question of defectus sacramenti ordinis and a universal teaching ministry”
    

“The Apostolicity of the Church” - FINAL REPORT