Warsaw, Poland, May 24, 2006 / 22:00 pm
Pope Benedict met this evening with representatives of seven churches of the polish ecumenical council at the Holy Trinity Church in Warsaw.
Pope Benedict addressed of the Churches and Ecclesial Communities affiliated to the Polish Council for Ecumenism. “What unites us here today is our desire to meet one another, and to give glory and honour to our Lord Jesus Christ in our common prayer” Pope Benedict first declared.
Echoing to the words of Saint John "May they become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you have sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me" (Jn 17:23).he gave thanks for the gift of this encounter of common prayer.
“I see it as a stage in the implementation of the firm purpose that I made at the beginning of my Pontificate, to consider a priority in my ministry the restoration of full visible unity among Christians, “he continued.