At a meeting of a WCC delegation with Pope Leo on February 28th in the Vatican, while eucharistic sharing was mentioned in passing, it was not discussed. The issue of Eucharistic sharing was highlighted with the 1998 document from the Catholic hierarchies in Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales, One Bread, One Body. It explicitly reaffirmed the teaching forbidding Catholics from taking Communion in Protestant churches and, except in extreme circumstances, vice versa. In 1920, Bishop Brent’s vision took definite shape with a preparatory meeting held in Geneva for the first World Conference on Faith and Order. Again, these are all worthy if somewhat esoteric matters, but Eucharistic sharing is ignored.

Source: The Irish Times March 29, 2026 14:16 UTC