Orthodox Participation in the WCC Ninth Assembly

The very atmosphere in the World Council of Churches, its very "ethos", were dictated to a significant degree by the Protestant churches of the North, where a systematic liberalization of doctrine and morals has been underway over past decades, with the rejection of theological and ethical norms based on centuries-old church tradition. A wide array of questions was discussed such as religious pluralism, missionary work, inter-Christian and inter-religious dialogue, problems of bio-ethics, the battle against AIDS, Christian welfare and social work, new information technologies and many other themes.