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The Lutheran church draws closer and closer to full communion with the Roman Catholic Church. The road to Rome continues to be traveled by willing leaders who are being driven by the ecumenical movement that eventually unites all denominations and all religions.
October 31 - Catholics, Lutherans look toward Christian unity in Reformation statement
Article: Bridges To Rome
The Reformation anniversary gives us a renewed impetus to work for reconciliation, said a statement released jointly Tuesday by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and the Lutheran World Federation. “We recognize that while the past cannot be changed, its influence upon us today can be transformed to become a stimulus for growing communion, and a sign of hope for the world to overcome division and fragmentation,” it said Oct. 31. “Again, it has become clear that what we have in common is far more than that which still divides us.” The statement was released to mark the end of the year of common commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.
The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity is the Roman Curia's office for ecumenism, while the Lutheran World Federation is the largest communion of Lutheran ecclesial communities. In the US, the Lutheran World Federation includes the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, but neither the Missouri nor Wisconsin Synods.
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