Wednesday, October 20, 2004
ECUMENISM ON THE MOVE
A reader sent in this link to this story on ecumenism at Worldwide Faith News:
The preparation of the 2005 edition of the Week of Prayer for Christian
Unity has led to a new stage in collaboration between the World Council of
Churches (WCC) and the Roman Catholic Church.
For the first time, the text that will inspire the Week of Prayer has not
only been jointly prepared but also published jointly by the WCC Faith and
Order commission and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.
Calling it a "further, small step in the direction of Christian unity," WCC
general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia and the secretary of the Pontifical
Council Bishop Brian Farrell suggested in the foreword that the joint
publication of the liturgical resources will, hopefully, usher in the
"birth of a new era of collaboration" between the two bodies.
