Neuhaus interview on Christian Churches Together

CT has this short but illuminating interview with First Things editor Richard John Neuhaus on the recent Catholic involvement in Christian Churches Together.

Some pieces:


What does the Catholic Church bring to CCT?

First of all there are over 64 million Catholics in the United States, so they're overwhelmingly the largest single body of Christians in the country. Obviously they bring to the table the whole of the Catholic tradition on doctrine, social teaching, vitalities of innumerable social institutions, and educational institutions.

Does CCT have any bearing on Evangelicals and Catholics Together?

No ECT is a different thing. ECT is much more directed to serious theological engagement, and aimed at bringing Catholics and evangelicals into a more unified effort on behalf of enormous cultural issues such as the culture of life versus the culture of death. It's unlikely that CCT would be addressing some of these major moral cultural challenges, not least because there is very little agreement within some of the churches and institutions that are part of CCT.

Seems a bit back-handed to me. But its also noteworthy that the Presbys are not involved at all.