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THE ANGLICAN ARCHBISHOP of Dublin will address Catholic pilgrims at the International Eucharistic Congress today as the event focuses on unity between church denominations.
Archbishop Michael Jackson, of the Church of Ireland, will deliver an ‘ecumenical liturgy’ to thousands of pilgrims at the Congress, which got under way yesterday at Dublin’s RDS.
In his opening address yesterday, Diarmuid Martin expressed his wish for a “communion” between Christian denominations, and organisers have themed today’s events around the concept of ecumenicism.
Talks and panel discussions will include one on “Vatican II and Ecumenicism Today”, with another on shared parishes and faith.
Speaking to pilgrims yesterday, Archbishop Martin said:
The Catholic community in Ireland rejoices in the presence of brothers and sisters of other Christian denominations who join with us in prayer reflecting that real – if not yet complete – communion among us through our common baptism.
Also speaking today will be Dr Maria Voce, the president of Focolare. Focolare campaigns for greater unity between Christian denominations and its members include atheists, according to its website.
Some 12,500 people attended the IEC’s opening ceremony yesterday, with pilgrims coming from more than 120 countries.
Diarmuid Martin also highlighted the plight of abuse victims in his opening address.
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They even resurected Michael Jackson for the IEC! Wowzers!
Shamone Mother F…..s
I’m here in the RDS, the suns shining, the workshops are packed & people are smiling. It’s lovely to be here.
Might help a few of the non believers if they attended this wonderful gathering. People in this country could do with having their minds opened.
People might actually take the church seriously if the church actually related to modern values, rights and morals, such as perhaps:
- women priests
- not seeing gay people the way they do
- paying victims of abuse that are still owed money
- allowing priests to marry
Plenty more things
Instead they’ll stay in the dark ages and they numbers believing in their little idea in Ireland will continue to drop and eventually if things go as they do it’ll cease to exist in Ireland.
For example, the area I’m in used to have a number of churches that were always open. It now has one that is open some of the time, one has closed completely and the others are only opened for masses either every other week or perhaps once a week. If that doesn’t show a lack of interest in a organization I don’t what does.
All the above has happened in 15 very short years and is repeated throughout the country.
You have got to be kidding. You dont need to attend the woodstock for catholics to believe in a God. You dont have to go to mass or a church either. Come out of the dark ages pal.
So barry what you are trying to say is the catholic church should become more protestant.
When all those ancient people in that photograph die what then for the Catholic Church?
There will always be a catholic community in ireland, we are that stupid, our record speaks for itself.
Hopefully we will free, although unfortunately the Church will just redouble its efforts in South America and Africa, it’s only growing market.
Did he do the moonwalk on stage? :)
Forget about The lord has risen… Michael Jackson has risen!
a celebration of the end of serial child abuse?
the protestant (anglican) church is also guilty of abusing children in ‘care’
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