The Catholic–Lutheran dialogue within the United States have been conducted under the auspices of the U.S. Bishops' Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs and the USA National Committee of the Lutheran World Federation. The Catholic–Lutheran dialogue brought the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) together to dialogue with the American Catholic community. The LCMS has not participated in all discussions. Unlike the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the LCMS has not come to an agreement with the Catholic Church due to differences in the understanding of various issues including faith, grace, and sin.[3]
VI. Teaching Authority & Infallibility in the Church (1978)
VII. Justification by Faith (1983)[9]
VIII. The One Mediator, the Saints, and Mary (1990)
IX. Scripture and Tradition (1995)
X. The Church as Koinonia of Salvation: Its Structures and Ministries (2004)[10]
XI. The Hope for Eternal Life (2010)[11]
XII. Ministries of Teaching (2011)[12]
Subsequent events
Significant events following these dialogues included a joint statement on the doctrine of Justification by Faith issued in 1983 and the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification issued on 31 October 1999. In 2010, the Catholic–Lutheran dialogue completed a common statement entitled The Hope of Eternal Life. In 2015, Lutherans and Roman Catholics jointly issued the Declaration on the Way: Church, Ministry and Eucharist, an ecumenical document marking greater visible unity between Catholics and Lutherans.[13][14]
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^ a b c d"Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification". Lutheran World Federation and the Catholic Church. 31 October 1999.
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External links
Historical Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification. October 31, 1999
Documents and News Releases Produced by the Lutheran-Catholic Dialogue in the United States