WCC central committee moderator’s reflections open Sant’ Egidio International Meeting for Peace

WCC central committee moderator’s reflections open Sant’ Egidio International Meeting for Peace

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Mon, 10/26/2026 - 15:53

World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee moderator Bishop Prof. Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm offered opening reflections at a Sant ’ Egidio International Meeting for Peace in Assisi, underway 25-27 October.

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Sant’ Egidio International Meeting for Peace is taking place in Assisi, Italy from 25-27 October.

Photo: Community of Sant’Egidio

The event, which drew more than 5,000 people, has the theme “ Unarmed and Disarming Peace.”

Bedford-Strohm presented the WCC Ecumenical Decade of Climate Justice Action, and how action now offers hope for generations ahead.

Bedford-Strohm reflected on Martin Luther ’ s understanding of sin. “Sin, for him, is a relationship disorder,” Bedford-Strohm explained. “ Human beings are ‘ crooked in themselves. ’ I take this further: Also communities can be crooked in themselves. Nationalism is an example. But a generation can also be crooked in itself as well, if it simply ignores the interests of people who have their whole lives ahead of them. You…