CHURCH MOVEMENTS: OVER 100 MOVEMENTS TAKING PART IN THE MEETING WITH THE POPE ON SATURDAY JUNE 3RD

” “"The proper theological placement of the movements within the Church is to be found in apostolicity": this comment made by then card. Ratzinger was highlighted by archbishop mgr. Stanislaw Rylko, president of the Papal Council for the Lay, during the press conference for the presentation of the two events due in Rome from tomorrow: the world meeting of movements and new communities and the meeting with Benedict XVI in Saint Peter’s Square on Saturday June 3rd, the day before Whit Sunday. According to mgr. Rylko, for a long time the Pope had considered the movements "strong ways to live faith and something in their work that really points at the future". Hence his invitation to "the Church to give prominence to these communities while guiding them with pastoral wisdom". The undersecretary of the Papal Council, Guzman Carriquiry, commented that "the event will be attended by 8 ecumenical observers representing, among others, the World Lutheran Federation, the Orthodox Patriarchate of Moscow, the Armenian Church, the World Church Congress and other Churches and Christian confessions".” “