Pope to visit Lambeth Palace: The Church of England Newspaper March 19, 2010 p 6. March 31, 2010
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Pope Benedict XVI received Dr. Williams at his private library at the Vatican on Nov 11, 2009. September's visit to London will be the first papal visit in 28 years.
First published in The Church of England Newspaper.
Pope Benedict XVI will visit Lambeth Palace during his September tour of the UK, the Archbishop of Canterbury’s office announced on March 16.
Benedict will visit Britain at the invitation of Queen Elizabeth II from Sept 16-19, Buckingham Palace said. His tour will begin in Edinburgh where he will be received by the Queen at Holyrood Palace on Sept 16.
The Pope will then travel to Glasgow and London, and end his tour at Coventry Cathedral—a symbol of the destruction of the Second World War and also of reconciliation with Germany in its aftermath.
In London, the Pope will meet with Dr. Rowan Williams at Lambeth Palace—the first papal visit to London since John Paul II’s 1982 tour.
“The Pope’s visit will be an opportunity to cement ties not only between the Holy See and the United Kingdom but also the Roman Catholic Church and other Christian churches in Scotland, England and Wales. I look forward particularly to welcoming Pope Benedict to Lambeth Palace on behalf of the Church of England,” a statement from the archbishop’s office said.
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What a sad day for Britain that Josef Ratzinger would be granted an official state visit by Her Majesty, the Queen and this also ratified by an Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury. The Anglican Communion has visited ALMOST every conceivable evil upon itself, of it’s own volition and now this is it’s latest folly – although not for long ……. for they will no doubt find even more innovative ways to expose their hypocrisy and institutionalised apostasy.
Not all Christians (myself included) will welcome such a visit, that mocks the finished work of Christ upon the cross of Calvary.
The sole merit of such a gathering is that it provides a unique opportunity to expose the huge numbers of attending adherents of Roman Catholicism to the Gospel of Free Grace. I remain in prayerful hope that others, like myself, will have the yoke of Rome’s works based ‘salvation’ removed and enter into a salvation of free grace through saving faith.
Tony Beasley Ex-Roman Catholic