Christian leaders have challenged the Vatican's claim that the Catholic Church is the only true church of Jesus Christ.
In a letter addressed to Cardinal Walter Kasper, President of the Pontifical Council of Christian Unity, the Rev Dr Setri Nyomi, General Secretary of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC), questioned the Vatican's statement at a time when unity is at the forefront of the global church agenda.
"We are puzzled by the release of a statement of this kind at this time in the history of the church," wrote Dr Nyomi in the letter on Tuesday. "An exclusive claim that identifies the Roman Catholic Church as the one church of Jesus Christ ... goes against the spirit of our Christian calling toward oneness in Christ.
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