Christmas Celebrations Are Often Full Of Sound.

I Believe That It Is Truly Important For Everyone To Confront In Dialogue The Historical Reality Of The Reformation, Its Consequences And The Responses It Elicited. Catholics And Lutherans Can Ask Forgiveness For The Harm They Have Caused One Another And For Their Offenses Committed In The Sight Of God. Together We Can Rejoice In The Longing For Unity Which The Lord Has Awakened In Our Hearts, And Which Makes Us Look With Hope To The Future.

We Have To Work Harder To Develop A Profound Theology Of Women Within The Church. The Feminine Genius Is Needed Wherever We Make Important Decisions.

Confession Is The Sacrament Of The Tenderness Of God, His Way Of Embracing Us.

It Is My Hope That Inter-religious And Ecumenical Cooperation Will Demonstrate That Men And Women Do Not Have To Forsake Their Identity, Whether Ethnic Or Religious, In Order To Live In Harmony With Their Brothers And Sisters. If We Are Honest In Presenting Our Convictions, We Will Be Able To See More Clearly What We Hold In Common.

Embrace With Tender Affection The Whole Of Humanity, Especially The Poorest, The Weakest, The Least Important.