Nov 22, 2005 / 22:00 pm
Four decades of cooperation, between the World Council of Churches and the Catholic Church, for the advancement of ecumenism was the focus of the celebrations at a two-day conference last weekend.
Twenty-eight representatives marked the establishment of the churches’ Joint Working Group, which was begun in 1965 after the Second Vatican Council, reported the Christian Post.
They gathered at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, Switzerland, where the first joint meeting was held, Nov. 17-19.
Weekend participants reportedly evaluated the achievements of the Joint Working Group and its impact on their relationship. They also suggested working together on a number of contentious social issues, such as: bio-ethics; human, civil and religious rights; issues of peace; social justice; healing of memories; human sexuality; and reproduction.