Common Agreement on the Mutual Recognition of BaptismCommon Agreement on Mutual Recognition of Baptism • December 6th, 2010
Contract Type FiledDecember 6th, 2010On November 16, 2010, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ratified a Common Agreement on Mutual Recognition of Baptism with four ecclesial communities of the Reformed tradition. The Common Agreement was the result of six years of study and consultation by Catholic and Reformed scholars during the seventh round of the Catholic-Reformed Dialogue in the USA. The dialogue has been co-sponsored since 1965 by the Bishops Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs along with the Christian Reformed Church in North America, the Presbyterian Church - USA, the Reformed Church in America and the United Church of Christ.