‘A new springtime’ blooms 500 years on

CATHOLICS and Protestants in the ACT have come together to commemorate the 500th anniversary since Church reformer Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of All Saints Church, Wittenberg, Germany.

A joint liturgy principally conducted by Pastor Gabor Szabo and Archbishop Christopher Prowse at St Peter’s Lutheran Church, Reid, was the main focus of the commemoration.

Pastor Szabo welcomed the congregation, which included local Christian leaders, saying: “Lutherans and Catholics have been on a journey from conflict to communion.

“With joy, we have come to recognize that what unites us is far greater than what divides us.”