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Statement on the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation with Pope Francis and Bishop Munib Younan in a special Catholic-Lutheran dialogue

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The Joint statement on the occasion of the Joint Catholic-Lutheran Commemoration of the Reformation was signed during a service on Reformation Day, 31 October 2016, at the Lund Cathedral in Lund, Sweden, between Francis, pope of the Catholic Church, and Bishop Munib Younan, President of the Lutheran World Federation.[1]

This was the first time leaders of the Roman Church and the Lutheran World Federation had met and commemorated the Reformation. Pope Francis, explicitly stated that it was not a "celebration", however, because of the schism that resulted; rather, he termed it a "commemoration" in order to pursue a dialogue with the Lutheran Protestants. The service heralded 12 months of events leading up to the 500th anniversary in 2017 of Martin Luther nailing his 95 theses to a church door in Wittenberg, Germany.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b Harriet Sherwood (31 October 2016). "Catholics and Lutherans sign joint declaration 'accepting common path'". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 October 2016.

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