Holy Father Pope Francis while addressing the representatives from the Church of Scotland, conveyed them that the mutual purification of memory is one of the most significant fruits of our common ecumenical journey. His Holiness also recalled that their meeting was taking place during the fifth centenary of the Reformation, which he himself joined in commemorating last year in Lund, Sweden.
As reported by Vatican radio, Holy Father Pope Francis remarked that “The mutual purification of memory is one of the most significant fruits of this common journey and the past cannot be changed, yet today we, at last, see another as God sees us.” Further, His Holiness continued, “In the Spirit of the Gospel, we are now pursuing the path of humble charity that leads to overcoming division and healing wounds.”
His Holiness concluded his message by expressing the hope that the journey to visible unity would continue daily and bear rich fruits for the future, as it has in the recent past.
