Pope Francis hailed the fact that Catholics and evangelicals are commemorating the historic events of the Reformation together “in order to put, once again, Christ at the center of their relations.” He recalled that deep down the church reformers were “animated and restless” about how “to indicate the road to Christ.” He said that should be at the heart of Catholic and evangelical efforts today as they move forward on the road to unity.
Pope Francis welcomed a joint evangelical-Catholic initiative in Germany to hold a ceremony of penance and reconciliation in March because “to heal memory, to witness to Christ” is an ecumenical task.
Source: Gerard O'Connell - "German Evangelical Church issues historic invite to Pope Francis", America : The Jesuit Review, 6 Feb 2017, http://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2017/02/06/german-evangelical-church-issues-historic-invite-pope-francis
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