what held beliefs must Roman Catholics give up besides the erroneous Filioque?
A. Roman Catholics must give up the beliefs in the “Infallibility of the Pope,” “the doctrine of Merits,” and “the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception.” These are the major ones. What is held in common (the vast majority of beliefs) do not require editing. Q. And for the Anglican-Episcopalian, what are the specifics? A. They are extensive. The best source I can think of to describe the specifics are the recommendations in a report prepared and published by a “Special Committee of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church ‘To Consider Questions Relating to Reception of Anglicans and Old Catholics into Union with the Orthodox Church.’ ” It will be of interest to your organization (because of its primarily Russian background) that this committee’s recommendations were the Holy Synod’s response to a request from Archbishop Tikhon (recently canonized) when he was the ruling hierarch in North America. Archbishop Tikhon had asked for guidance regarding Episcopalians who had been convert
