Pope says churches must overcome differences at Archbishop of Canterbury meeting
The pair prayed together and exchanged gifts as they pressed for closer Anglican and Roman Catholic ties.
- Pope Leo welcomed Archbishop of Canterbury Dame Sarah Mullally to the Vatican on Monday for a private audience, marking a significant step in Anglican-Roman Catholic relations.
- Addressing the ecumenical journey, Pope Leo noted that while progress exists on some issues, new problems have arisen in recent decades, rendering full communion "difficult to discern."
- Accompanied by Archbishop of Westminster Richard Moth, Dame Sarah presented the Pope with honey from Lambeth Palace Garden and joined him for prayer in the Chapel of Urban VIII.
- Dame Sarah pledged to "remain united with you in prayer" for peace and justice, while noting the King "valued his recent visit, especially the shared prayer and spirit of fraternity it embodied."
- Amid global "inhuman violence, deep division and rapid societal change," the leaders affirmed their common vocation; recent remarks from Donald Trump branded the Pope "weak on crime, and terrible for foreign policy.
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Pope says churches must overcome differences at Archbishop of Canterbury meeting
The pair met for a private audience, after which each delivered an address and prayed together.
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