Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich, the president of the German Bishops’ Conference, welcomed Pope Francis’s statement on February 6 that the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation is an “opportunity to take a further step” in ecumenism.
“Welcoming the delegation to the Vatican, Pope Francis praised the positive relationship between Catholics and Lutherans in Germany, urging them to be courageous and determined in their continuing journey together. “We share the same baptism”, he said, “we must walk together tirelessly!”
Reflecting on the 500th anniversary of the Reformation , he said it’s an opportunity to put Christ back at the centre of their ecumenical relations. Just as the question of a merciful God was the driving force of Luther and the other Reformers, so it must be at the heart of our joint efforts to propose the radical truth of God’s limitless mercy to men and women today.”
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