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Im Rahmen eines Treffens von evangelikalen und pentekostalen Leitern aus den USA mit Papst Franziskus hat der Vorsitzende der Theologischen Kommission der Weltweiten Evangelischen Allianz (WEA), Thomas Schirrmacher, Papst Franziskus sein neues Buch „Kaffeepausen mit dem Papst: Meine Begegnungen mit Franziskus“ vorgestellt.
Thomas Schirrmacher, “the Pope’s favorite Protestant” (Die WELT), has had frequent meetings and conversations with Pope Francis.
Thomas Schirrmacher paid tribute to Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, upon the occasion of the Pope’s 80th birthday. Schirrmacher acknowledged that Pope Francis is above all a man of integrity who makes the most unusual proclamations and promises come true.
Thomas Schirrmacher has dedicated his book “Coffee Breaks with the Pope” to Cardinal Kurt Koch for his efforts in connection with the “ecumenism of martyrdom.“
The Director of the International Institute for Religious Freedom and Moderator for Ecumenical Relations of the World Evangelical Alliance, Thomas Schirrmacher, together with the Secretary General of the Asian Evangelical Alliance, Dr Richard Howell (New Delhi), informed themselves personally in the Department for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Orthodox Church about the results of the conversation between the Pope and the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church.
The Family Synod has shown that Pope Francis regards Evangelical Christians as exemplary for Catholics. For conservatives, the final document offers cause for both satisfaction and disappointment.
PDF-Download of full version here. Here the first two pages abbreviated: The Pontifical Biblical Commission is a part of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which in a certain sense is the Vatican’s […]