Pope: The challenges of our time call for Christian unity

During the ecumenical meeting on Sunday afternoon, September 27th, in Prague, Benedict XVI underlined that the unity of Christians is needed so as to overcome the challenges of our time.The Pope recalled the turbulent religious history in this region of Europe, as well as the role of important bohemian figures such as Saint Adalbert, Saint Agnes and Jan Hus, a theologian and reformer.Precisely because the Gospel is not an ideology, the Holy Father said, it does not presume to lock evolving socio-political realities into rigid schemas. Rather, it transcends the vicissitudes of this world and casts new light on the dignity of the human person in every age.Dear friends, the Pope concluded, let us ...

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