VATICAN CITY (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI stressed his commitment to bringing Christian churches closer together during a meeting with a delegation of Presbyterian and Congregational church leaders at the Vatican.
The pontiff made the point that the meeting with the World Alliance of Reformed Churches came on the 40th anniversary of the "Unitatis Redintegratio" papal decree committing the Catholic Church to dialogue with other churches to overcome "the tragic divisions which arose among Christians in the 16th century", according to a statement released by the Vatican.
The pope said he intended to pursue the strategy of his predecessor John Paul II who stipulated that "purification of memory" and "inner conversion is the prerequisite for all ecumenical progress"...