{"id":29407,"date":"2018-06-26T08:57:21","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T08:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/?p=29407"},"modified":"2018-06-26T08:57:21","modified_gmt":"2018-06-26T08:57:21","slug":"geneva-pope-makes-an-ecumenical-visit-for-the-world-council-of-churches-70th-anniversary-acn-malta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2018\/06\/26\/geneva-pope-makes-an-ecumenical-visit-for-the-world-council-of-churches-70th-anniversary-acn-malta\/","title":{"rendered":"GENEVA: Pope makes an ecumenical visit for the World Council of Churches&#8217; 70th anniversary &#8211; ACN Malta"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>GENEVA<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Pope Francis makes an ecumenical visit for the World Council of Churches&#8217; 70th anniversary<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pope Francis made a landmark ecumenical day trip to Geneva on 21 June as part of celebrations to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches(WCC) &#8211; the global body representing over 560 million Christians. The theme of the visit, which was aimed at bolstering ecumenical relations, was an \u201cEcumenical Pilgrimage \u2013 Walking, Praying and Working Together.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The visit began with a prayer service at the Ecumenical Center chapel in Geneva. In his first official speech after landing, Pope Francis said Christians are called to walk together along the path of the Spirit. noting that walking together requires perpetual conversion and \u201cthe renewal of our way of thinking so that it can conform to that of the Holy Spirit.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It could be said that to walk in this way is to \u201coperate at a loss,\u201d he said, \u201csince it does not adequately protect the interests of individual communities, often closely linked to ethnic identity or split along party lines, whether &#8216;conservative&#8217; or &#8216;progressive.&#8217;\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Francis said that Christ must be prioritised over any differences that might get in the way of unity. He advised \u201crejecting worldliness\u201d which causes division among Christians and \u201copting for a mindset of service and growing in forgiveness.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Pope stated:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe are called to be a people that experiences and shares the joy of the Gospel, praises the Lord and serves our brothers and sisters with hearts burning with a desire to open up horizons of goodness and beauty unimaginable to those who have not been blessed truly to know Jesus.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Francis added \u201cI am convinced that an increased missionary impulse will lead us to greater unity. Just as in the early days, preaching marked the springtime of the Church, so evangelisation will mark the flowering of a new ecumenical spring.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWhat is really needed is a\u00a0new evangelical outreach,\u201d Francis stressed. Reflecting on the day\u2019s motto of walking, praying and working together, he also gave some advice: \u201cLet us ask ourselves: How much do we pray for one another? The Lord prayed that we would be one: do we imitate him in this regard?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pope Francis was joined by the WCC General Secretary, the Reverend Dr Olav Fykse Tveit and the Moderator, Dr Agnes Abuom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cToday, with this visit, we show that it is possible to overcome divisions and distance, as well as deep conflicts caused by different traditions and convictions of faith. There are several ways from conflict to communion,\u201d said Rev Tveit. \u201cAnd of course, we have not yet overcome all differences and divisions. Therefore, we pray together that the Holy Spirit will guide us and unite us as we move on. I am deeply moved by being here today together.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, commented:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cAccording to Pope Francis, to be open to other churches means first of all brotherhood and closeness. After his election as Pope, I remember, I met him and asked what he would desire for the ecumenism. He replied with only one word, \u2018brotherhood.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Cardinal said that friendly and fraternal relationship between different churches is the foundation for ecumenism. Once this is established, he added, the practical ecumenism can follow, in which churches can work together on cultural, political and social issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Later that morning, Pope Francis visited the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, which is connected to the World Council of Churches. There, 30 men and women from different countries study theology and share everyday life. The Pope shared an \u2018ecumenical lunch,\u2019 blessed by Bishop Swensen, during which they spoke about human rights and against \u2018proselytism.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Although the main purpose of Pope Francis\u2019s trip to Geneva on Thursday was to promote Christian unity, he also engaged in a bit of global peacemaking when he met a delegation of four people from North Korea and four from the South. The Pope has long urged prayers for peace on the Korean peninsula.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The WCC has a long history of bringing North and South Koreans together. It described the outcome of the recent summit as \u201can important first step back from the brink of nuclear-armed confrontation, and towards a more peaceful and secure future in the region.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In May, a group of WCCleaders, including General Secretary RevTviet who served as the host of the papal visit, visited Pyongyang at the invitation of the Korean Christian Federation (KCF) of the Democratic People\u2019s Republic of Korea (DPRK).<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>ACN Malta<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GENEVA Pope Francis makes an ecumenical visit for the World Council of Churches&#8217; 70th anniversary &nbsp; Pope Francis made a landmark ecumenical day trip to Geneva on 21 June as part of celebrations to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches(WCC) &#8211; the global body representing over 560 million Christians. 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