Anglican, Roman Catholic world leaders meet: Toronto hosts bishops at unity talks

From: Anglican Journal | Date: June 1, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

Roman Catholic and Anglican bishops from around the world met in mid-May in Toronto to continue to explore areas of unity -- a process that has been under way for 30 years. The conference wasn't expected to produce huge theological breakthroughs; the participants were to discuss joint social projects as well as doctrinal disagreements.

"It's a kind of a pulse-taking. It brings together people such as myself and Bishop (Gerald) Wiesner (president of the Canadian Council of Catholic Bishops) who know a lot about their constituency. We'll see how things are going," said Primate Michael Peers.

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