ELCA NEWS SERVICE

February 11, 2010

ELCA Delegation, Pope Benedict XVI Meet, Exchange Greetings
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     VATICAN CITY (ELCA) -- Continuing dialogue between Lutherans and
Catholics was a common theme expressed in an exchange of messages here
between a delegation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
and Pope Benedict XVI. Speaking for the Lutherans, the Rev. Mark S.
Hanson, ELCA presiding bishop and president of the Lutheran World
Federation (LWF), called such dialogues "a sign of hope and commitment,"
while the pope emphasized hope for the continuing Lutheran-Catholic
dialogue.

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