Gerry

I am not saying this to defend Packer, to me it doesn't make sense to me that he could embrace ecumenicalism and Calvinism at the same time. Personally I think (though it is only a guess) that he believes that he can influence from within ecumenicalism better than outside of it.

I have read quite a bit of Packer and as far as I am concerned his writing on the doctrines of grace is some of the best I have ever read.
It is for that reason that I will continue to read his writing and would love to hear Packer's explanation of why he believes ecumenicalism and the doctrines of grace are compatible.

Perhaps, I should do a little investigation myself on this aspect of Packer.