22 June 2015 Pope Francis visits Turin, asks pardon from Waldensian Protestants for past persecution

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Where is Waldo? Unitarian Manichaeism -- Savoyard Pope asks pardon from Waldensian Protestants for past persecution | dualist Catharism thrived in northern Italy and southern France, initially taught by ascetic priests. The Catholic Church denounced its practices and dismissed it as "the Church of Satan". Catharism had its roots in the Paulician movement in Armenia and eastern Byzantine Anatolia and the Bogomils of the First Bulgarian Empire,[5] who were influenced by the Paulicians resettled in Thrace (Philipopolis) by the Byzantines. https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Catharism Check out the Pope's schedule in Turin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSmsTW6FX6g Pope asks pardon from Waldensian Protestants for past persecution GNews 22 June 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s22buH6I4po Pope Francis makes the first ever visit by a pope to a Waldensian temple, asking forgiveness from the Protestant movement and calling for unity among Christians. SHOWS: TURIN, ITALY (JUNE 22, 2015) (CTV - ACCESS ALL) 1. POPE FRANCIS WALKING INTO WALDENSIAN TEMPLE 2. POPE GREETING CONGREGATION AS HE ARRIVES 3. POPE WALKING TOWARDS STAGE 4. CONGREGATION 5. POPE ON STAGE 6. POPE ON STAGE DURING MUSICAL PERFORMANCE 7. CONGREGATION LISTENING 8. POPE 9. MEMBER OF CONGREGATION LISTENING 10. POPE ADDRESSING CONGREGATION 11. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) POPE FRANCIS SAYING: "On the part of the Catholic Church, I ask for your forgiveness. I ask forgiveness for the un-Christian and even inhumane positions and actions taken against you during history. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, forgive us!" 12. MEMBER OF CONGREGATION LISTENING 13. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) POPE FRANCIS SAYING: "The rediscovery of this brotherhood allows us to grasp the deep bond that already unites us, despite our differences. It is a communion that is still underway. Unity is built while moving forward. It is a communion that with prayer, with the continuous conversion at a personal and community-wide level, and with the help of theologians, we hope, trusting the action of the Holy Spirit, can become a full and visible communion in truth and in charity." 14. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE APPLAUDING 15. VARIOUS OF POPE BEING GIVEN A REPRODUCTION OF THE FIRST BIBLE IN FRENCH FROM 1532 16. CONGREGATION APPLAUDING STORY: Pope Francis asked forgiveness on Monday (June 22) for the Roman Catholic Church's past "non-Christian and inhumane" treatment of the Waldensians, a tiny Protestant movement the Vatican tried to exterminate in the 15th century. "On the part of the Catholic Church, I ask for your forgiveness. I ask forgiveness for the un-Christian and even inhumane positions and actions taken against you during history. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, forgive us!" he said. The pope made his request during the first ever visit by a pope to a Waldensian temple, on the second day of his visit to Turin. Italy's northern Piedmont region is considered the centre of the world by the 30,000-strong Waldensian Church. While the movement is miniscule compared to the 1.2 billion member Roman Catholic Church, the gesture is part of Pope Francis' drive to promote Christian unity. "The rediscovery of this brotherhood allows us to grasp the deep bond that already unites us, despite our differences. It is a communion that is still underway. Unity is built while moving forward," Pope Francis told the congregation. "It is a communion that with prayer, with the continuous conversion at a personal and community-wide level and with the help of theologians, we hope, trusting the action of the Holy Spirit, can become a full and visible communion in truth and in charity," he continued. The Waldensians, who now live mostly in Italy and Latin America, were founded by Peter Waldo in France in the late 12th century. He came into increasing theological conflict with the papacy. The movement, an early precursor of the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century, was branded as heretical and in 1487 Pope Innocent VIII ordered its extermination. Some 1,700 Waldensians were killed in 1655 by Catholic forces under the order of the Duke of Savoy. Pope Francis asking pardon from the Waldensians was reminiscent of a gesture in 2000 by Pope John Paul, who, during a visit to Jerusalem, asked forgiveness from Jews for persecution by Catholics over the centuries. The move has increased significance ahead of the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, which will take place in 2017. The Reformation began when Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to a church door in Germany to denounce corruption in the Catholic Church. Various Christian Churches have still not agreed on how they will jointly mark the divorce that split western Christianity and led to many bloody religious wars. Francis, an Argentinian whose father and grandfather were born in the Turin area, wrapped up his two-day visit to teh region with a private lunch with his Italian relatives. fair use