Pope Francis Tells the World Methodist Council that Their Relationship has Shifted from Estrangement to Mutual Communion and Must Continue to Full Visible Unity

 

December 17, 2024 by Andy Roman 2 Comments

One of the most amazing phenomena of this generation is the increasing influence of the Vatican. In the United States and throughout the world, Rome’s influence is becoming more and more obvious. Politicians are driven to recognize the ever-widening voting power that Roman Catholics hold. Protestants from all around the world are traveling to the Vatican to sit with the Pope. Even the secular media feels the necessity of giving prominence to the Catholic Church by promoting its teachings.

Pope Francis met on Monday, December 16, 2024, with members of the World Methodist Council, which represents 80 million members worldwide. The Pope thanked God that Catholics and Methodists have “overcome our estrangement” in “reciprocal knowledge, understanding, and love” during the past 60 years. He also believes that it is his mission to unite the different religions on the path of visible unity. The Pope also repeated his usual sayings when meeting with Protestants, emphasizing his desire to “walk together, pray together, do charity together, and move forward together in dialogue.”

The Holy See Press Office published the following:

• “For a long period of time Methodists and Catholics were estranged and also wary of each other. Today, however, we can thank God that, for almost sixty years, we have been progressing together in reciprocal knowledge, understanding and, above all, love. This helps to deepen our mutual communion.” [1]

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