WCC NEWS: WCC condolences to the Christian Council of Norway

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WCC CONDOLENCES TO THE CHRISTIAN COUNCIL OF NORWAY

For immediate release: 29 July 2011

In a letter sent Friday to the Christian Council of Norway, WCC general
secretary, Rev. Dr Olav Fkyse Tveit and the Moderator of the WCC Central
Committee, Rev. Dr Walter Altmann expressed their “deep shock and
sadness” concerning the attacks of last week.  “We wish to express our
deepest solidarity with the people, churches and authorities of Norway,”
they said.

The letter, which was sent to Rev Ørnulf Steen, General Secretary, and
Prof. Dr Sister Else-Britt Nielsen, Moderator, said  "we ensure you of our
total support for continuing to deepen and promote the Christian and moral
values that are indispensably part of the common values systems of the
Norwegian churches and society and of the ecumenical movement."

To read the letter click here (Link:
http://www.oikoumene.org/index.php?RDCT=cf11728dd2736abafb66 )

Christian Council of Norway (Link:
http://www.oikoumene.org/index.php?RDCT=dd739368b6a5de7be31a )


The World Council of Churches promotes Christian unity in faith, witness 
and service for a just and peaceful world. An ecumenical fellowship of 
churches founded in 1948, today the WCC brings together 349 Protestant, 
Orthodox, Anglican and other churches representing more than 560 million 
Christians in over 110 countries, and works cooperatively with the Roman 
Catholic Church. The WCC general secretary is Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, 
from the [Lutheran] Church of Norway. Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.



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