“The Church calls us to forgive all the faults of our fellow human beings. In this way, we free our souls from the painful bonds of selfishness and revenge so that we may receive the Holy Eucharist.

“complete salvation concerns not only the soul but also the body, through which the human person lived and acted in history

“the Theotokos desires the salvation of all people and their participation in the eternal joy of the Kingdom of the Holy Trinity

Patriarch Daniel ›

Reported

“Christians are called to bring Christ into the world through their thoughts, intentions and actions

Archbishop Elpidophoros of America ›

Archbishop

Reported

“It is impossible to preserve unity, purity, and freedom of conscience by retreating from the Truth

“not to corruption, but to life; not to despair, but to Resurrection; not to isolation, but to eternal communion in the Kingdom.

“We must condemn atheistic imperialism and every form of aggression that separates brothers of the same blood, falsifies historical memory and uses faith for purposes alien to the Gospel. The Christian response is patience, forgiveness and prayer for peace and unity in Christ.

“This theology is most in line with grassroots Christian movements, but of course aiming at the entire church. These theological reflections were complemented by a critique of the “myth of redemptive violence” by the American theologian Walter Wink. Finally, we incorporated a political science perspective through Hanne-Margret Birckenbach’s ‘Peace Logic.’