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Germany: Lutheran and Catholic Honored for Their Contributions to Ecumenism
Lutheran World ^ | 8/12/20

Posted on 08/13/2020 6:14:30 PM PDT by marshmallow

Augsburg Peace Prize awarded to Bishop Bedford-Strohm and Cardinal Marx

LWI) - A strong sign for Christian ecumenism: the Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria, Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, and the Munich Cardinal Reinhard Marx were awarded the 2020 Augsburg Peace Prize for their “unconditional will to live together in peace”.

On 11 March 2017, the then President of the German Bishops’ Conference, Reinhard Cardinal Marx, and the Chairperson of the Council of the Protestant Church in Germany (EKD), Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, jointly presided over a service of repentance and reconciliation in Hildesheim, Germany. The painful divisions between the two separated churches were considered, and requests for forgiveness the failures of both sides exchanged. Also, thanks and joy were expressed for what both churches have in common and what they value in each other.

The church leaders reached out to one another on behalf of many Catholic and Protestant Christians, said Augsburg Mayor Eva Weber on 8 August when announcing the prize winners at this year’s Augsburg Peace Festival. They emphasized the similarities in church and society instead of differences.

“On the occasion of the 500th commemoration of the Reformation in 2017, Archbishop Reinhard Cardinal Marx and Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm have set a historic sign for all Christians worldwide,” said Weber, “and have given us an impressive testimony that true communion in faith is possible despite different confessional affiliations.”

The liturgy of this service titled “Healing of memories – witnessing to Jesus Christ” builds on the 2016 Joint Catholic-Lutheran Commemoration of the Reformation in Lund, Sweden, at which Pope Francis and The Lutheran World Federation’s (LWF) president, Bishop Munib Younan, and general secretary, Rev. Martin Junge commemorated the 500th anniversary.

An ecumenical boost

The commitment of Bedford-Strohm and Marx for joint ecumenical steps was underlined by the Augsburg.....

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TOPICS: Catholic; Ecumenism; Mainline Protestant
KEYWORDS: catholic; germany; lutheran; lutheranism; protestant; protestantism; romancatholicism

1 posted on 08/13/2020 6:14:30 PM PDT by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow
Lutherans have left their mooring of sola fide (salvation by grace solely through one's own repentance/belief). Now, it looks like each Lutheran is merely a religious drifter, able to be lassoed by any dogmatic Papist that comes along.

Luther and his whole following were excommunicated from Roman rule; let them stay that way. Let them be anchored to the Rock that is securely seated in The Heaven, not drifting in the Tiber.

2 posted on 08/13/2020 7:41:27 PM PDT by imardmd1 (Fiat Lux)
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To: marshmallow

“They emphasized the similarities in church and society instead of differences.”

One important difference is ELCA is pro-abortion any time before viability.

Maybe the similarities and diffs BOTH need to be clear.


3 posted on 08/14/2020 10:46:32 AM PDT by Marchmain (Salve Regina)
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To: marshmallow

Fruits of Vatican II....


4 posted on 08/14/2020 1:39:49 PM PDT by piusv (Francis didn't start the Fire)
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