Charta Oecumenica – deklaracja niespełnionych nadziei ekumenicznych

Abstract

The “Charta Oecumenica”, one of the most important text of European ecumenical movement, was signed in April 2001 in the historical Lutheran St. Thomas church in Strasbourg. In the text of “Charta” we can find the declaration: “The most important task of the churches in Europe is the common proclamation of the Gospel, in both word and deed, for the salvation of all” (Chapter 2). There were very different reactions of the theologian and lay people in the churches in Europe after several months of this event in Strasbourg. Most of them were enthusiastic, also in Poland. After 10 years of this very important ecumenical act, we can find out that the “Charta Oecumenica” has been forgotten.