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Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry (Faith and Order Paper No. 111, the “Lima Text”)
This famous text, adopted by Faith and Order at its plenary commission meeting in Lima, Peru in 1982, explores the growing agreement – and remaining differences - in fundamental areas of the churches’ faith and life. The most widely-distributed and studied ecumenical document, BEM has been a basis for many “mutual recognition” agreements among churches and remains a reference today.
The WCC is a fellowship of churches, now 349 in more than 110 countries in all continents from virtually all christian traditions 

