The Archbishop of Canterbury met privately with the Pope today in an effort to ease tensions over the Vatican’s move to ‘poach’ Anglican clergy.
Dr Rowan Williams held talks with Benedict XVI, in Rome, in what the Vatican called, “cordial discussions” to consolidate relations between the two churches.
It it was the first time the two have met since the Pope approved an unprecedented decree to accept Anglicans into the Catholic fold.
After the 20-minute meeting the Vatican issued a brief statement saying that the two leaders “turned to the challenges facing all Christian communities; and the need to promote forms of collaboration and shared witness in facing these challenges.”
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Times: Rowan Williams and the Pope in historic meet
The Archbishop of Canterbury met privately with the Pope today in an effort to ease tensions over the Vatican’s move to ‘poach’ Anglican clergy.
Dr Rowan Williams held talks with Benedict XVI, in Rome, in what the Vatican called, “cordial discussions” to consolidate relations between the two churches.
It it was the first time the two have met since the Pope approved an unprecedented decree to accept Anglicans into the Catholic fold.
After the 20-minute meeting the Vatican issued a brief statement saying that the two leaders “turned to the challenges facing all Christian communities; and the need to promote forms of collaboration and shared witness in facing these challenges.”
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