«The suffering and the pain of my friends is also my pain. We did not mean to hurt or debase anyone". Card. Walter Kasper, president of the Papal Council for the Unity of Christians, went straight to the point. This morning, as he took leave to speak at the Third European Ecumenical Assembly of Sibiu (Romania), before an audience of about 2,500 delegates from all the European Churches, he immediately made reference to the document published by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on the Church, which had recently emphasised "all the differences that unfortunately exist". "I know said card. Kasper that many people, especially many evangelical brothers and sisters, have been hurt by this. This does not leave me cold either, it burdens me too". "We meant explained the Vatican delegate to give evidence of the Truth, something we expect of the other Churches as well, like the other Churches certainly do". Because went on the cardinal "an ecumenism made of cuddles or convenience, in which one only wishes to be kind to each other, does not help make progress; only dialogue, in truth and clarity, can help us move on". (continued)
