Professor Mary Getui - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 12 Sep 2024 04:26:19 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Professor Mary Getui - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 African Catholics say synodality is also a call to Christian unity https://cathnews.co.nz/2024/09/12/african-catholics-say-synodality-is-also-a-call-to-christian-unity/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 03:55:06 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=175701 As Rome prepares for the denouement of Pope Francis's long-running Synod of Bishops on Synodality next month, Catholics and other African Christian leaders are exploring the possible implications of the process for closer ties among the various Christian communities on the continent. During a recent exchange known as the "African Palaver Conversation Series," which concluded Read more

African Catholics say synodality is also a call to Christian unity... Read more]]> As Rome prepares for the denouement of Pope Francis's long-running Synod of Bishops on Synodality next month, Catholics and other African Christian leaders are exploring the possible implications of the process for closer ties among the various Christian communities on the continent.

During a recent exchange known as the "African Palaver Conversation Series," which concluded Sept 6, African Catholics and leaders from other Christian denominations highlighted the importance of cross-denominational cooperation.

"Christians, regardless of denomination, have a common mandate," said Professor Mary Getui, a member of the Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network (Pactpan), which sponsored the event, and a Seventh-day Adventist scholar.

By "common mandate," Getui was referencing Christ's call to make disciples of all nations.

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