A key focus of this first meeting, noted Prof. Lange, was the drafting of a joint statement to mark the upcoming 500th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession in 2030. “Our meeting got off to a very good start as members engaged with two key presentations on the history and content of the Augsburg Confession, its context in 1530 and the history of its reception,” he explained.
Continuing a 60-year tradition of Lutheran-Catholic dialogue
Co-chaired by Bishop Patricia Lull, who leads the Saint Paul Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and by Bishop Raimo Goyarrola, who leads the Catholic diocese of Helsinki, Finland, the Commission includes members from all parts of the globe: from Argentina to Australia, from Namibia to Indonesia, from North America and from the three LWF European regions.
