The Roman primacy in the first millennium
From 24 to 26 July 2012, on the initiative of the prior, br Enzo, and under the direction of fr Hervé Legrand, a French Dominican, friend of the community, professor emeritus of the Institut Catholique of Paris, and authoritative member of various commissions of ecumenical dialogue, a study seminar was held in Bose on the topic of the Petrine primacy in the widest context of the life of the Eastern and Western Churches in the first millennium.
Responding to br Enzo’s invitation to follow up the prayer of pope John Paul II, “May the Holy Spirit grant us his light and illumine all pastors and theologians of our Churches, so that we can seek, clearly together, the forms in which this ministry can carry out a service of love that is recognized by both” (Ut unum sint 95), already in October 2010 professor Legrand had gathered in Bose a first group of six scholars engaged in the project. In this way, the first work session of this scientific committee inaugurated the long, patient, preparation of the July session, in which participated about fifteen experts, who came from important university centers of France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, United States, Greece, and Lebanon. Among those invited, all of recognized academic level, there were also members and consultors of various ecumenical bodies and international commissions for theological dialogue between the Churches.