Archbishop Justin Welby And Pope Francis Want Christian Unity. Will They Get It?

Oct 5, 2016 by Jill

by Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today:

When Pope Francis and the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby join in prayer at vespers, or evening prayers, in San Gregorio al Celio church in Rome, this will mark another step towards unity between Anglicans and Catholics.

They will literally be singing from the same hymn sheet, with the Sistine Chapel Choir joined by the choir of Canterbury Cathedral.

Events in Rome this week appear to show Catholics and Anglicans, under these two remarkably similar prelates, Pope Francis and Archbishop Welby, could be inching closer.

They are already “85 per cent” there, according to the Archbishop who heads the Anglican Centre in Rome.

But there is a price to pay and it was witnessed in the Pope’s visit to Georgia this week. He was snubbed by the Orthodox Church, offended by his apparently liberal attitudes to gays.

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Read also:Anglican-Catholic events in Rome this week raise false hopes of unity by Edward Pentin, EWTN