Italy: standing firm
A statement has been released in Italy in
December, entitled Is the Reformation Over?
A Statement of Evangelical Convictions,
which
affirms
the
principles
of
the
Reformation and calls on
international
evangelical leaders to sign it.
2017 marks the 500th anniversary of the
Protestant Reformation. In recent times, ecumenical friendliness between Protestants and
Catholics has created conditions for some
leaders
in both camps
to claim
that
the
Reformation is over. While the fact that dialogue has replaced persecution is something to be thankful
for, the question remains:
Have the fundamental theological differences
between
Catholics
and
Protestants/
Evangelicals disappeared?