Orthodox and Roman Catholic Church might form alliance
Porto Alegre, 17:04
Liberal reforms in Protestant churches, allowing female clergy and same-sex marriage may prompt Orthodox churches to consider a tactical alliance with Roman Catholicism to defend traditional Christian values, Russian Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev told journalists in the Brazilian town of Porto Alegre.
“The gap between the traditional wing, represented mainly by Orthodox churches and the Roman Catholic Church, and the liberal wing, represented by many Protestant churches, is only growing day by day,” he said
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There is increasing organizational work among people in mainline protestant churches toward many of the same goals. The term “confessing movement” is often applied to this phenomenon. Wikipedia provides a good article under that title.
The Institute on Religion and Democracy serves as a clearing-house and point of contact for much of what is going on in this movement, particularly among the Presbyterians, Methodists, and Episcopalians.
I would guess that these folks will earn their success mainly by pointing out to their fellow parishioners how the money they donate is being spent in social and political action. And I expect these folks will be vilified from some quarters as a result of pointing that out.