Representatives of the Salvation Army and the Vatican's Dicastery for the Promotion of Christian Unity visited the International Headquarters of the Salvation Army on the final day of their recent conversations
Representatives of the Salvation Army and the Vatican's Dicastery for the Promotion of Christian Unity visited the International Headquarters of the Salvation Army on the final day of their recent conversations (Nov. 28, 2022)

Continuing conversations between Salvation Army and Vatican

 — Dec. 1, 20221 déc. 2022
Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity

From 25 to 28 November 2022 representatives of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and of the Office for International Ecumenical Relations of the Salvation Army met in London at the William Booth Training College, in the first of a new series of Conversations, on the theme: “Discipleship for Mission”. The Chairs for this second round of meetings are Bishop Brendan Leahy (Limerick, Ireland) and Commissioner Jane Paone, Secretary for International Ecumenical Relations. Bishop Brian Farrell represented the Dicastery.

A first series of Conversations took place between 2007 and 2012, and the papers and reports were published in Conversations with the Catholic Church. A record of the papers presented and recommendations made during the informal dialogue between The Catholic Church and The Salvation Army, published by Salvation Books, London, 2014.

On the final day of this latest meeting, the participants visited the International Headquarters of the Salvation Army and held a very fruitful exchange with the Chief of Staff, Commissioner Lyndon Buckingham.

The Catholic Church and the Salvation Army have been active participants in ecumenical fellowships and events for many years and both have the desire to live and serve in harmony with the prayer of Jesus for the unity of all believers (cf. John 17).

The participants were:

Vatican Delegation
Bishop Brendan Leahy (Chair) – Maynooth Catholic University, Dublin
Professor Meghan J. Clark – St John’s University, New York
Dr Antonia Pizzey – Australian Catholic University
Bishop Brian Farrell – Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, The Vatican
Bishop Paul Hendricks – Auxiliary Bishop for Southwark, Kent
Revd Father Anthony Currer – Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle

Salvation Army Delegation
Commissioner Jane Paone, Secretary for International Ecumenical Relations, IHQ
Lt. Colonel Dr Karen Shakespeare – Chair, International Theological Council, IHQ
Lt. Colonel Bishow Samhika – Secretary for Capability Development and Training, Personnel, IHQ
Colonel Ian Swan – Director, International Social Justice Commission, New York (IHQ)
Major Nick Coke – Territorial Co-ordinator for Justice and Reconciliation, (UK THQ)

Posted: Dec. 1, 2022 • Permanent link: ecumenism.net/?p=12903
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