The Catholic Church should
recognise the "positive" elements in the Reformation sparked by
martin Luther, Pope Francis said Friday.
Francis said the Church should "distance itself from errors"
and reject prejudices and ideological clashes.
The pope also said, on Luther, that memory should be
"purified" and pardon should be asked for the faults of our
fathers.
"Let us invoke together the gift of reconciliation and
unity," he said.
The pope was speaking at an audience for the 150
participants in an international conference organised by the
Pontifical Committee of Historical Science on the theme "Luther
500 Years Later".
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