{"id":3321,"date":"2016-11-04T00:29:46","date_gmt":"2016-11-04T05:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sjlc-elca.org\/?p=3321"},"modified":"2016-11-07T08:39:13","modified_gmt":"2016-11-07T14:39:13","slug":"lutherans-catholics-gather-historic-service-lund-sweden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sjlc-elca.org\/lutherans-catholics-gather-historic-service-lund-sweden\/","title":{"rendered":"Lutherans, Catholics gather for historic service in Lund, Sweden"},"content":{"rendered":"
11\/3\/2016 2:05:00 PM<\/em><\/p>\n The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), joined Lutheran and Catholic leaders for a joint ecumenical commemoration of the Reformation on Oct. 31 in Lund, Sweden.<\/p>\n Pope Francis; Munib Younan, bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land and The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) president; and Martin Junge, LWF general secretary, led the historic service at the Lund Cathedral. About 500 worshipers attended the Common Prayer service.<\/p>\n \u201cWith joy we have come to recognize that what unites us is far greater than what divides us,\u201d said Younan, in his opening welcome.<\/p>\n According to a LWF press release, Pope Francis told worshipers that \u201cin the context of the commemoration of the Reformation of 1517, we have a new opportunity to accept a common path, one that has taken shape over the past 50 years in the ecumenical dialogue between The Lutheran World Federation and the Catholic Church.\u201d<\/p>\n