[Photo] Scottish Church leaders share their hopes for the Christian community

From left to right, the Most Reverend David Chillingworth, Monsignor Leo Cushley and the Right Reverend Lorna Hood.

Three of Scotland's leading religious figures met earlier today Wednesday December 4, to share their hopes for the Christian community and explore ways of working together in the future.

The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, the Right Reverend Lorna Hood, hosted an informal lunch with Monsignor Leo Cushley, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Edinburgh and St Andrews and the Most Reverend David Chillingworth, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church at the Church of Scotland offices in Edinburgh.

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