Source: World Watch Monitor, March 28, 2018<\/p>\n
A joint commission of Turkey\u2019s major Christian denominations has published a historic book of concise Christian doctrine, receiving the unprecedented endorsement of all the nation\u2019s Orthodox, Catholic, Armenian, Syriac, and Protestant Churches.<\/p>\n
According to Armenian Bishop Sahak Masalyan, keynote speaker at the formal book launch in Istanbul of the English edition on February 3, the \u201cmost spectacular aspect\u201d of the book is in fact its first page of endorsements, which he declared \u201cakin to a miracle.\u201d \u201c[This book] expresses the shared beliefs of the Churches in Turkey. We approve its publication and recommend that it be widely read,\u201d the statement says.<\/p>\n
Undersigned are the ecclesiastical leaders of all mainstream branches of the Christian faith in Turkey: the Orthodox Patriarch, Armenian Archbishop, Syriac Metropolitan, Chairman of the Catholic Bishops, and the church leader chairing the Association of Protestant Churches.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor Churches that have ostracized each other for centuries, leaving a legacy of deep divisions and resentments,\u201d the back cover explains, \u201cto sign their names to such a work is no small step toward Christian unity.\u201d<\/p>\n
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