The leader of the Lutheran World Federation is inviting the Pope to play a part in preparations The Lutheran World Federation has invited the Pope Benedict XVI to work together in preparing for the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation.
In a message to the Pope, LWF President Bishop Dr Munib A Younan said the anniversary in 2017 will not only be a time of celebrating the liberating power of the Gospel but also a time to reflect on ecumenical progress.
He called the anniversary a “test case” for ecumenical relations.
“[W]e intend our anniversary to be ecumenically accountable: to recognise both damaging aspects of the Reformation and ecumenical progress since the last major Reformation anniversary,” Younan said. “But we cannot achieve this ecumenical accountability on our own, without your help.
“We are called, both Lutherans and Catholics, to our common vocation of witnessing to the world for the sake of Christ’s kingdom.”
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