At the end of his first visit to the Vatican, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, said he and Pope Francis shared ideas on economic justice, on the plight of Christians in the Middle East, but also on their deeply personal experiences of God\u2019s calling in their daily lives.<\/p>\n
Following their morning audience and joint prayer service, the leader of the Anglican Communion described the Pope as a man of \u201cextraordinary humanity, on fire with the Spirit of Christ\u201d\u009d. While admitting there are obstacles on the road to reconciliation between Anglicans and Catholics, he said he sensed a new vigour and common commitment \u201cto prove the radicality\u201d\u009d of the Christian Gospel.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Philippa Hitchen in the garden of the Venerable English College at the end of the brief visit, the archbishop said he and the Pope also joked about the way they had inaugurated their ministries within two days of each other earlier this year\u201d\u00a6\u201d\u00a6<\/p>\n