Pope John Paul II and His Holiness Mar Ignatius Zakka I Iwas

“Through the Holy Eucharist the event of Christ’s Pasch expands throughout the Church…. By communion with the Body and Blood of Christ, the faithful grow in that mysterious divinization which by the Holy Spirit makes them dwell in the Son as children of the Father.”

Source:  COMMON DECLARATION OF POPE JOHN PAUL II AND HIS HOLINESS MAR IGNATIUS ZAKKA I IWAS, June 23 1984

A Joint Declaration by the Bishop of Rome Pope of Catholic Church and the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East and Supreme head of the Universal Syrian Orthodox Church.