November 19, 2010. Benedict
XVI received the Anglican Primate, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan
Williams, who was invited by the Vatican to
celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Pontifical Council for
Christian Unity.
The
Pope spoke a few minutes with the Anglican leader. They last met in September of this year, during the Pope's visit to the UK.
This was the first time Benedict XVI visited the official residence
of the Archbishop of Canterbury in Lambeth Palace.
During
his short stay in Rome, Williams proposed said that both churches should focus on forging ecumenical dialogue on themes like Eucharistic theology. In order to find a common ground, he said, religious groups like the Catholic and Anglican churches should join forces in finding solutions to issues facing Christianity.
Arch.
Rowan Williams
(ORIGINAL ENGLISH)
“
There
are parts of my own communion and other historic communions of the
Reformation, in which Eucharistic theology, seems to have slipped
away from a prior position. We therefore need
urgent work on the common Eucharist.”
The
Anglican primate said that ecumenical dialogue is the responsibility
of the bishops and one of the biggest problems is that they are
unwilling to recognize each other.
Before
leaving, he expressed his appreciation for the Pontifical Council
for Christian Unity's work and asked that their efforts continue.
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