INTERNATIONAL THEOLOGICAL COMMISSION TO HOLD PLENARY

VATICAN CITY, NOV 26, 1999 (VIS) - The International Theological Commission has announced in a communique that it will hold its annual plenary session in the Casa Santa Marta in the Vatican from November 29 to December 4. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, president, will preside and Fr. Georges Cottier, O.P., theologian of the papal household, will guide the discussions.

The first theme of the plenary regards a matter touched on by Pope John Paul's 1994 Apostolic Letter, "Tertio Millennio Adveniente," and that is, the relationship between the Church and the failings of the past. A preliminary document entitled "The Church and the Failings of the Past: Remembrance for Reconciliation" has been prepared.

Participants will also study the theme of the diaconate, for which an 18-page "instrumentum laboris" has been prepared and will be discussed. The plenary will also dedicate time to the work of the sub-commissions studying the themes of revelation and creation.

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