Pope meets with Swiss Protestant leader
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis
on Friday met with Gottfried Locher, the President of the Swiss Federation of
Protestant Churches.
In an interview
with Vatican Radio’s German section, Locher said they spoke about
“ecumenism and Protestantism in Europe.”
Locher also said the meeting
was “very warm,” and the Pope “laughed a lot.”
Locher, who also serves on
the three-member Presidium of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe
(CPCE), said Pope Francis is “very interested in ecumenism.”
“I have the impression he is
serious in his work for Christian unity, and sees it as a pastoral concern, and
not just as a part of church diplomacy,” he said.
“On the part of doctrine, I
think for Protestants, and also for Catholics, it is not entirely clear in
which direction Pope Francis want to move the Catholic Church,” Locher
continued. “We have much respect for the way he deals with people, as well as
his commitment to the poor and the disadvantaged.”
Locher added “it was very
nice at the end of the meeting, when he said we were brothers in Christ, and
asked that I pray for him.”
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