From The Boston Herald-Pope Francis and the archbishop of Canterbury denounced human trafficking as a crime against human dignity Monday and pledged to combat it jointly — finding common ground on a social issue amid deep theological divisions over the Anglicans' ordination of women bishops.
Francis and Archbishop Justin Welby, spiritual leader of the 80 million-strong Anglican Communion, met in private and then prayed together in a Vatican chapel, their second such meeting since both were elected within days of one another last year.
Francis has made the fight against modern-day slavery a priority of his pontificate: The Vatican has hosted two conferences, Francis has met with women who were trafficked and the Vatican has teamed up with the Anglican church and Al-Azhar University in Cairo, the world's foremost seat of Sunni learning, to launch a global initiative to fight human slavery.
More here-
http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/international/europe/2014/06/pope_archbishop_of_canterbury_battle_trafficking
and here-
http://www.ecumenicalnews.com/article/pope-and-anglican-leader-discuss-how-to-fight-modern-day-slavery-trafficking-25156
and here-
http://www.ucanews.com/news/pope-and-anglican-leader-vow-to-fight-trafficking-together/71181
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