” “The meeting of prayer and reflection between the Holy Father and the Cardinals as reported by the newsroom of the Holy See opened this morning at 9.30 am with the prayer of the Third Hour. After the opening address by the doyen cardinal, Angelo Sodano, the floor was taken by the Holy Father who briefly introduced the subject of the day that he had chosen himself, i.e. ecumenical dialogue in the light of prayer and the Lord’s order: "Ut unum sint". In addition, the Pope made a special wish to card. Sodano on his 80th birthday, thanking him for his "faithful service". In his opening address, card. Walter Kasper "outlined the current scenario of ecumenical dialogue and relations, making a distinction between three major areas: relations with the ancient Eastern Churches and the Orthodox Churches; relations with the ecclesial communities established by the XVI-century Reform; relation with the charismatic and Pentecostal movements that mostly developed in the last century". The report reads the release from the Holy See "showed the results that have been achieved in each one of these areas, describing the distance that has been covered so far and the problems that are still open".” “
