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seek ways of promoting and encouraging dialogue between faith and reason
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Edward the Confessor. Edward, King of England, remains a model of Chris-
tian witness and an example of that true grandeur to which the Lord sum-
mons his disciples in the Scriptures we have just heard: the grandeur of a
humility and obedience grounded in Christ's own example,1 the grandeur of a
fidelity which does not hesitate to embrace the mystery of the Cross out of
undying love for the divine Master and unfailing hope in his promises.2
This year, as we know, marks the hundredth anniversary of the modern
ecumenical movement, which began with the Edinburgh Conference's appeal
for Christian unity as the prerequisite for a credible and convincing witness to
the Gospel in our time. In commemorating this anniversary, we must give
thanks for the remarkable progress made towards this noble goal through the
efforts of committed Christians of every denomination. At the same time,
however, we remain conscious of how much yet remains to be done. In a
world marked by growing interdependence and solidarity, we are challenged
to proclaim with renewed conviction the reality of our reconciliation and
liberation in Christ, and to propose the truth of the Gospel as the key to
an authentic and integral human development. In a society which has
become increasingly indifferent or even hostile to the Christian message,
we are all the more compelled to give a joyful and convincing account of
the hope that is within us,3 and to present the Risen Lord as the response to
the deepest questions and spiritual aspirations of the men and women of
our time.
As we processed to the chancel at the beginning of this service, the choir
sang that Christ is our "sure foundation". He is the Eternal Son of God, of
one substance with the Father, who took flesh, as the Creed states, "for us
men and for our salvation". He alone has the words of everlasting life. In
him, as the Apostle teaches, "all things hold together" ... "for in him all the
fullness of God was pleased to dwell".4
Our commitment to Christian unity is born of nothing less than our faith
in Christ, in this Christ, risen from the dead and seated at the right hand of
the Father, who will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead. It
is the reality of Christ's person, his saving work and above all the historical
fact of his resurrection, which is the content of the apostolic kerygma and
1 Cfr. Phil 2:6-8. 2 Cfr. Mk 10:43-44. 3 Cfr. 1 Pet 3:15. 4 Col 1:17, 19.