Statue of St. Paul
in St. Victor's Church

You may have heard of recent instances of Church leaders seeking forgiveness on behalf of Christians everywhere for wrongs committed in the name of Christ. Apologies have been made for poor treatment of Jews throughout history, for lack of opposition to policies of totalitarian regimes, for the silencing of Galileo, for violence in opposing opposing viewpoints. Al of these declarations are important parts of preparation for the Jubilee Year.

At the same time, inroads have been made with other Christian Churches. The Vatican and the Lutheran churches have found through dialogue that the historical divisions on certain doctrinal issues are no longer the disagreements we once thought they were.Dialogue with Orthodox Christian churches, comprising the second largest group of Christians after the Catholic Church, progress slowly but significantly. Christian unity, once thought impossible, is now being openly discussed.