Commitment 'irrevocable' says pope
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A VATICAN CITY Pope John Paul has made it clear the Church's commitment to ecumenism is "irrevocable"' but warns against easy solutions ignoring differences of faith between Catholics and other Christian. In a lengthy talk to cardinals and Vatican officials marking the Feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, John Paul said the way to full Chrstian unity required patience "especially on the part of public opinion."
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In St George's Cathedral last Sunday night, Archbishop Carnley greets Archbishop Foley during a unity service for the two denominations as part of the ARM parish discussions. Picture by BILL HUXLEY.
Ecumenical service at St George's jam packed There was standing room only at St George's Cathedral on Sunday evening when over 800 people attended a service for church unity led by Archbishops Carnly and Foley as part of the Catholic-Anglican parish discussions. On the theme Christ the Light of the World both archbishops reflected on readings from the letters of St Paul. Later both archbishops and the readers went among the congregation lighting candles which were held for the remainder of the service. Speaking on the letter to the Galatians Archbishop Foley referred to the effort required to overcome the divisions of disunity.
Only standing room remained He said that he had already many duties to attend to and would not devote so much time to meetings with heads of churches and other committees except that the call to unity was the express command of Christ. He noted the sense of pain reported from many of the group discussions over the impossibility of inter-communion at present. Cont page 2
Pope John Paul called for a new momentum in ecumenical progress. Patience did not mean "inactivity or resignation," the pope said. Despite some people's wrong impression that "the initial (ecumenical) push has been stopped," he said, "this movement is proceeding, without a doubt." The pope illustrated the milestones of ecumenical progress in the last 25 years, which had made clear the "profound communion" between Christian churches. But he added there remained "questions that still divide us in the profession of the faith. "We need to ask: can it really be called progress to ignore these questions or act as if they are resolved, when they are not?" the pope said.
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