The New Ecumenism Many people are wondering what the future of ecumenical relations will be now that ECUSA has gone off the deep end. I think ECUSA will be as isolated as ever and probably only engage in dialogue with liberal Protestants. I believe that the talks with the Orthodox and Roman Catholics will stop, although gradually so as not to look too harsh in public. Perhaps in their places the Episcopal Church can start dialogues with the Unitarian Universalists and the MCC. But...for Anglicans, I think ecumenical relations look bright. Once re-alignment has some discernible structure I think that the Catholic and Orthodox will negotiate with the new Anglican expression (the Pope's letter of support sent over Griswold's head to the AAC meeting in Dallas is a foreshadowing of this policy). I also think that while official dialogue between mainlines and American Anglicans will go through ECUSA, on a local level, many orthodox Presbyterians, Methodists, and Lutherans will prefer to work with the re-aligned communion instead. Ancient and Future Catholics was born out of an internet ecumenical experience. People from various backgrounds gathered for prayer, fellowship, and discussion on Paltalk and found we had a lot more in common than we ever knew. However, this commonality was based on our adherence to the ancient faith, not on revisionist values. Tired of being attacked by those who were revisionists we almost by necessity stuck together. I believe as the other mainlines fall to the revisionist agenda, this "sticking together" will begin to occur on the local and national level. So, in my opinion the new ecumenism will not seek to merge denominations, but will be local, regional, and national networks of various denominations sticking together to stand up for biblical truth in the midst of a hostile secular and revisionist religious environment.