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The International Eucharistic Congress
Day 2 - Monday 11th June 2012
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I Oth~ 17th
today i "Communion through Bapti m,~ lti the «Ecumenical Day>'. At the
daily Press Conference Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, the Archbishop of Dublin was joined by Archbishop
Michael Jackson, the Anglican Archbishop of Dublin and Glendalough.
THE THEME oftheCongre
We were able to a k Ar hbLhop
Michael J•1ckson to comment on
e ·umeni al
relation
bet ween
Angli ans and Roman Catholics in
Irelan d, and if there was any interest
in lhe rdinariate in Ireland?
With regard to e umeni ·al
relaLion in Ircland, Arc:hbi hop
Ja k on tre sed that relation hips
in Ireland are orgar1i . The Leaders
med and arc p hotographed
together. He ackn owledged that "on
the ground there was frustration
with the in tit ution , yet there wa a
rapport a well'
"I do nol . cnsc ignific:anl interest
in the rdinariate in Ireland. We move forward together, and in that en e it is important." He aid the Angli an
Church in Ireland had good relalio11i.s with the MetJ10dist and th at in the parishes ongregations gave public
t!.xprc, sion to our life togelhcr.
Archbi hop Martin added, "We all face ome challenges. We need to fi nd new tru Lure for evangelisation.
On the Ordinarialc: I detect no interest in the Anglican Chur ·h in Irehrnd. I have had no appli alions:'
Ar hbi hop Marlin re ponded lo a question from Lhe Calholi Voi ·e reporter AnlhOll)' Murphy about Lhc
ab en e of del egate~ from the · ·px and the rdinariate. He pointed out that there wa an Extraordinary Rite
Mas. every day, buc did not ommen t on the absen e of rdinariate delegate . One Press person pre ent said
"what a . hamc!" There wa. no rcspon. c from the p latfo rm.
The Conference moved on toe umenical relations in the boarder areas and in the orth of Ireland. Archbishop
Martin said that relations north of the boarder were stronger than in tJ1e south. The legacy of the troubles' 1 had
produced a trong e'umenical inter tin Northern f reland.
Archbishop Jack on · aid, "Even in the light of diffi ulties. people dug deep to preven l ommunities being
dism antled. orne asked why the churches did not do more to help, but one could ask how much worse things
would have been if the hur he had not done what they did. We worked a ro Lhe Tradition . ·rhe traged y of
orthern Ireland focused on political division ru1d lhe use of religion. We work on lhe basis of the ·ourage and
good will of Lho. c who ltavc gone before. We arc beginning to draw out what we hold in ·ommon:·
Archbishop Marti n added, '"ll1ere is a stronger and deeper ecumenical movement in orthern Ireland now.
In the south we have to face challenges. ' tVe need to stand together to fa ·e th ese challenges. With th e end of Lhe
Peace Pro ·e. there ha. been a change. upporl f rnm Catholi . , Anglicans, Pre. bykrians and other Christians
i very strong. I am plea ed to se an Orthodox presen e now:'
Although 11.000 people Wt'.re e .. peeled to attended the
pre enl 4"
pening Mass yesterday, in fac t 12500 people were