(Vatican Radio) “First of all I thought it was a very happy visit”, says Cardinal
Cormac Murphy-O’ Conor, Archbishop emeritus of Westminster, commenting on Thursday’s
informal visit by Queen Elizabeth II to Pope Francis.
Speaking to Emer McCarthy,
the Cardinal - who is a former co-chairman of The Anglican—Roman Catholic International
Commission (ARCIC) – highlighted the importance of the visit for the ecumenical
journey between the Catholic Church and Anglican Communion.
The replica of
the indult for the feast of St. Edward the Confessor “showed great thought” on the
Pope’s part according to Card. Murphy-O’Connor. “It is a sign of a time when there
was no break and both Anglican’s and Catholics honor this great king”.
The
visit “cements the ongoing relationship between the Catholic Church and Anglican
Communion and I often say that its’ a long road, but the real unity we do share is
very important. Particularly in England that’s going to be in terms of a common Christian
witness in the face of an increasingly secularized society”. Listen: