London, England, Jan 25, 2012 / 00:54 am
Catholic and Coptic Orthodox leaders in England are encouraging unity between the two churches as society grows increasingly hostile to religion.
“We're facing serious threats of increased secularism and marginalization of religion in general and Christianity in particular,” said Coptic Orthodox Bishop Angaelos.
“As members of first-century churches we really need to both live and introduce people to the wealth, meaning and value of what it means to witness and live our Christianity today,” he stressed.
On Jan. 23, Bishop Angaelos and the Catholic Archbishop of Southwark Kevin McDonald met in London to release the book, “Joint Statements between the Catholic and Oriental Orthodox Churches.”