Scotland: World does not want divided church, says Scottish Presbyterian

(ENI). Scotland should look forward to the world being a better place and the Church united when it celebrates the 500th anniversary of the Scottish Reformation in 50 years time, the new moderator of the (Presbyterian) Church of Scotland, the Rev. John Christie has said.

 "If you think this is dreaming an impossible dream then let me say this, the Scottish Reformation began with John Knox in Perth and it circled the globe," said Christie. He spoke at a service in Edinburgh on 23 May attended by more than 1200 people to mark the 450th anniversary of the Scottish Reformation in 1560. Knox was one of the 16th century founders of the Presbyterian church in Scotland having worked alongside Reformation leader Jean Calvin in Geneva. He noted, "The world of 2010 does not need or want a divided church; divided within itself it cannot stand."


Barbara Schenck


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