Archbishop of Canterbury to meet pope November 23
Servihoo[03 Nov 2006]
VATICAN CITY, Nov 3, 2006 (AFP)
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, the head of the Church of England, will meet Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican on November 23, Vatican sources have told AFP.
The visit will mark the 40th anniversary of the historic meeting between Pope Paul VI and the then head of the Anglican Church, Archbishop Michael Ramsay, which led to dialogue between the two churches, the Italian news agency ANSA noted.
Despite Benedict's stated desire to boost ecumenism, relations between the two churches have been strained since 1994 when the Church of England began ordaining women priests; it is now considering ordaining women bishops.
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