Velehradský unionismus a jeho místo v ekumenickém úsilí Františka Dvorníka

The most significant figure in the history of Czech Byzantine studies was Francis Dvorník. He was convinced that the principal of accommodation outweighed the principle of apostolic succession in the East, this being a theological, dogmatic concept that refers to the foundation of the Church by Christ. This study distinguishes Dvorník’s ecumenical position from the proto­-ecumenical character of Velehrad Unionism. Under the term proto­-ecumenical character we understand a method relevant to the ecumenical movement which is, however, used in the ecclesiological models that are still missing the principles of the Catholic understanding of the restoration of unity among all Christians as defined by the Second Vatican Council.