"I have been impressed by the words spoken yesterday by card. Kasper. They prove that even in the Catholic Church there is a hot debate. It is true, there are differences and problems, but unity is entering the European unconscious". These are the words of the Anglican reverend Richard Chartres, Bishop of London, as he replied at the press conference, during the Third European Ecumenical Assembly, to a journalist who asked him his opinion about the latest document of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. "Ecumenism said the Bishop is not done by looking at each other, but looking together in the same direction". "There can be different formulas and different theological constructions, but, when we experience deep communion, then this experience is far greater than any controversy". As to the testimony of the Churches in Europe about the major ethical issues, such as euthanasia, life, family, on which the Churches often have different views, the Bishop said: "In this century, we are facing some serious challenges that demand a strong testimony", which can only be given "if we share our understanding of the lesson of Christ".
