Pope Benedict Marks the End of Christian Unity Octave

(25 Jan 08 – RV) Pope Benedict XVI will travel south of the Tiber this evening to the basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls. There he will mark the end of the Christian Unity Octave in an ecumenical celebration of evening prayer. Among those attending is the Anglican Archbishop of York, John Sentamu. He spoke to us about his expectations of Christian unity.

“I think my expectations are those great words of Pope John Paul II, who said we are looking for unity, which is not an absorption or takeover of other churches but actually a meeting in Jesus Christ, where each one is valued each one is important. So it was that sort of ecumenism that he was always taking about. Actually what we need is to meet in the Gospel, to meet in Truth, and not try to absorb other people into our arrangements”. Hear more