The leader of the World Council of Churches has revealed Wednesday that the global ecumenical body will work together with the Vatican to seek a common ground on conversions.
The ecumenical forum is looking to resolve conflicts that arise from conversions and will include will also include Muslim, Buddhist and Hindu leaders among others.
Over the years, says the WCC, tensions have arisen from missions outreach by Christian groups in so-called unreached areas of the world, especially within peoples belonging to other religious groups who perceive see their faith to be threatened by missionary activities.
