Pope Benedict XVI’s trip to Great Britain will feature strong ecumenical moments, but the focus will be more on what Christians can do together than on issues still dividing them, said the Vatican’s top ecumenist.
Archbishop Kurt Koch, the new president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, said obviously there are problems in the Anglican-Roman Catholic dialogue, “but it is important to speak about what we have in common.”
When Pope Benedict and Anglican Archbishop Rowan Williams of Canterbury lead evening prayer together Sept. 17, he said, “the Christian communities will be challenged to work and pray together to ensure that the Christian message is confidently proclaimed so that faith can have a creative involvement in British life.”
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CNS–In Britain, Pope will focus on common Christian mission, official says
Pope Benedict XVI’s trip to Great Britain will feature strong ecumenical moments, but the focus will be more on what Christians can do together than on issues still dividing them, said the Vatican’s top ecumenist.
Archbishop Kurt Koch, the new president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, said obviously there are problems in the Anglican-Roman Catholic dialogue, “but it is important to speak about what we have in common.”
When Pope Benedict and Anglican Archbishop Rowan Williams of Canterbury lead evening prayer together Sept. 17, he said, “the Christian communities will be challenged to work and pray together to ensure that the Christian message is confidently proclaimed so that faith can have a creative involvement in British life.”
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