Posted on 05/09/2017 3:26:30 PM PDT by ebb tide
The Pontifical Committee of Historical Sciences and the US bishops’ Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs are among the sponsors of “Luther and the Shaping of the Catholic Tradition,” an upcoming three-day conference at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.
Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, will be among the Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant scholars speaking at the conference.
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For the love of God! I have nothing against Lutherans; I especially admire the resolute orthodoxy of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. However, this conference is galling. Martin Luther split Christendom — and, no, the schism with the East was not comparable. Why is the Catholic Church wasting its time with this insincere ecumenical nonsense, which undoubtedly will conclude with the CATHOLICS taking the blame for the crack-up of the Church and the CATHOLICS praising Luther? Meanwhile, Catholic churches in developed nations are on their way to be as empty as Lutheran churches already are! Nonsense, from start to finish.
From the link provided, I found that His Eminence Koch is a solid appointment made by BXVI.
I believe he will do his best to put and end to this stupidity - Make The Vatican Great Again...
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utahagen wrote:
“Why is the Catholic Church wasting its time with this insincere ecumenical nonsense, which undoubtedly will conclude with the CATHOLICS taking the blame for the crack-up of the Church and the CATHOLICS praising Luther?
Meanwhile, Catholic churches in developed nations are on their way to be as empty as Lutheran churches already are! Nonsense, from start to finish.”
Agreed. Excellent reply!
Koch is a wingnut.
The Roman Catholic Priest in our local congregation told me that the Pope was headed to Wittenberg Germany this October 31, 2017 for the 500th anniversary celebration of the posting of Luther’s 95 theses on the door of the All Saints’ Church door in Wittenberg. This is the 500th anniversary of Reformation Day, considered the start of the Protestant Reformation.
Wow, what a potential reconciliation. I can only pray.
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