2012-06-18 16:00:36

Common roots of Christian faith


A celebration of the Eucharist in Canterbury Cathedral, mother church of the Anglican Communion. A meeting with leaders of the Alpha course, one of the most vibrant expressions of contemporary Christianity. Evensong in Westminster Abbey, where British monarchs have been crowned since the 11th century.And an encounter with young Anglican seminarians preparing for ministry in many different parts of the world. These were some of the highlights of a fact finding visit to England earlier this month by the Vatican’s top ecumenist, Cardinal Kurt Koch who heads the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. On his return to the Vatican, the Cardinal told me he was particularly moved by the celebration in Canterbury Cathedral, once the most sacred pilgrimage sites in northern Europe.

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"This was for me a very beautiful experience to see this great cathedral and to participate in the worship of the Anglican Church – it’s very near to our liturgy ….

I think with the Church of England we have many common roots because the reformation in the Anglican church was not a movement of the people, it was a decisions of the government and many Anglican people have preserved their Catholic roots and in this sense its very necessary to deepen his human heritage we have and to find new unity between our churches....










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