From God Discussion-Since the Vatican announced the new pope various leaders of both the Anglican and the Episcopal Church announced they welcome Pope Francis I.
The new Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, welcomed Pope Francis I, by saying the election of the new pope “is a great significance to all Christians” and hoped it “intensify service in a genuine and fruitful ecumenism”.
“We wish Pope Francis every blessing in the enormous responsibilities that he has assumed on behalf of Roman Catholics around the world,” he said in a statement issued from Lambeth Palace.
Archbishop Welby wrote that the election is of “great significance to all Christians,” and perhaps particularly so for Anglicans. “We have long since recognized—and often reaffirmed—that our churches hold a special place for one another. I look forward to meeting Pope Francis, and to walking and working together to build on the consistent legacy of our predecessors. May the love of Christ unite us, and intensify our service in a genuine and fruitful ecumenism that can be a blessing for the Body of Christ throughout the world.”
According to Episcopal News Service, Welby also described Pope Francis as compassionate, serving the poor, and his name suggests the he wants a transformation back to the teachings of St. Francis.
“Pope Francis is well known as a compassionate pastor of real stature who has served the poor in Latin America, and whose simplicity and holiness of life is remarkable. He is an evangelist, sharing the love of Christ which he himself knows. His choice of the name Francis suggests that he wants to call us all back to the transformation that St Francis knew and brought to the whole of Europe, fired by contemplation and closeness to God.
More here-
http://www.goddiscussion.com/108038/the-episcopalanglican-church-welcomes-the-new-pope/
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