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Report: ACNS 3847 (28 June 2004) The International Commission of the Anglican-Orthodox
Theological Dialogue
"The Commission received the first draft of an Agreed Statement on lay ministries in
the Church, and on the question of the ministries of women and men, including the question
of ordination to the diaconate, presbyterate and episcopate. Consideration of this latter
topic was postponed until further work could be completed on the presentation of Orthodox
understandings of these matters. Papers on Heresy and Schism were received from Professor
William Green (on the Anglican side) and Bishop Basil of Sergievo (on the Orthodox side)
and discussed by the Commission. The Commission went on to receive and discuss papers on
the theology and practice of Reception from Professor John Riches (on the Anglican side)
and Metropolitan John of Pergamon (on the Orthodox side)."