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August ~ 2023 ~ Anglican-Roman Catholic news & opinion

Christian unity a matter of discipleship—and of increasing ‘urgency,’ says Sharman
31 August 2023 • Persistent link: iarccum.org/?p=4477
Leaders from the four main Anglican and Lutheran churches in North America prepare to exchange communion cups at Assembly in Calgary. Left to right are: Archbishop Linda Nicholls, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada; William Franklin, bishop of Long Island in The Episcopal Church; Susan Johnson, national bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada; and Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Ecumenism and the search for Christian unity are no mere niche interest, the Anglican Church of Canada’s lead animator for ecumenical and interfaith relations Canon Scott Sharman says, but rather “an essential part of being a disciple of Jesus today”—and ecumenical agreements between churches in countries like Canada may soon become more common.

Sharman was responding to the Lambeth call on Christian unity, one of 10 statements drafted by committees of Anglican bishops from around the world, laying out priorities for the Anglican Communion. Each call is expected to be shaped in response to feedback: an earlier version of the calls served as the basis for discussion at the 2022 Lambeth Conference, a gathering of 650 bishops from across the Anglican Communion; this spring, an updated version was released based on that discussion. Now, Anglicans worldwide are invited to share their own feedback through a series of webinars.

The Lambeth call on Christian unity in its 2022 version urged the Anglican Communion to renew its “commitment to an urgent search for the full visible unity of the Church”; and for Anglicans to build relationships with other churches in their provinces, working with them to proclaim the gospel and respond to the needs of world. It asked Anglicans to learn from other Christian traditions and seek dialogue to overcome theological and ecclesiological differences; to speak up for those suffering persecution; and to establish relationships of communion with other churches.