Christian unity
Sir: I am sorry that Piers Paul Read (‘The Pope’s anti-liberal revolution’, 24 March) assumes that the English and Welsh bishops have not welcomed the Papal Exhortation Sacramentum Caritatis. It is not always customary for bishops to issue immediate comments on Papal documents. I was, in fact, part of the drafting committee and thus closely involved in its preparation. My own statement expressed my admiration for the document and my wish for it to be promulgated widely among the Catholics of this country. I have no doubt my fellow bishops will be doing the same.
Nor should it be assumed that the ecumenical movement is over or that we should cease to strive for deeper unity with the Anglican Communion. Whatever the difficulties — and they are considerable — it is still the mind of the Catholic Church, reflected often in Pope Benedict’s sayings and writings, that we should continue to seek full unity with our fellow Christians.
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor Archbishop of Westminster
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