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Washington D.C., Feb 5, 2013 \/ 02:02 am (CNA<\/a>).- Representatives of the U.S. bishops' conference and four Reformed Christian denominations have publicly affirmed that they recognize each other's baptisms as valid.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cWe are overjoyed at this historic recognition of one another's baptism and are committed to move forward in a new round exploring a common vision of the church,\u201d said Auxiliary Bishop Denis J. Madden of Baltimore.<\/p>\n

\tThe bishop, who chairs the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, praised the cooperative efforts that resulted in the Jan. 29 signing of the Common Agreement on the Mutual Recognition of Baptism.<\/p>\n

\tThe statement was signed by members of the bishops\u2019 committee and four Protestant denominations \u2013 the Christian Reformed Church in North America, the Presbyterian Church-USA, the Reformed Church in America and the United Church of Christ.<\/p>\n

\tThe signing took place at a prayer service at St. Mary Cathedral in Austin, Texas, during the opening of the annual meeting of Christian Churches Together, an ecumenical association of more than 40 Christian groups. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\tA copy of the agreement was given to each member of Christian Churches Together, in the hopes that they would be encouraged to consider whether they would also join in recognizing the baptisms of the other denominations.<\/p>\n

\tThe baptismal agreement came out of the seventh round of the Catholic-Reformed Dialogue in the U.S.<\/p>\n

\tThat portion of the dialogue, which ran from 2003-2010, found that the five groups agreed on a formula for baptism, which must \u201cinclude flowing water and be performed in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit,\u201d according to a statement by the bishops\u2019 conference.<\/p>\n

\tThe U.S. bishops voted in November 2010 to approve the agreement, and members of the Catholic-Reformed Dialogue ratified the document privately in 2011.<\/p>\n

\tThe bishops\u2019 conference referred to the Jan. 29 signing as \u201ca ceremonial representation of the growing unity between Christians and the progress of the ecumenical movement.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThis is the first such baptismal agreement that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has approved.<\/p>\n

\tFather John Crossin, executive director of the Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs at the U.S. bishops\u2019 conference, hopes that the Common Agreement will bridge efforts for future ecumenical work. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThere has already been a strong response from (Christian Churches Together) members who have said this represents healing,\u201d said Fr. Crossin, who is an Oblate of Saint Francis De Sales.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cIn the past, there has been much confusion, and even pain, over the failure to reach an understanding on this question,\u201d he continued. \u201cOur hope is that this would be a model for similar agreements.\u201d<\/p>\n

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