Robertson called the Pope, "a humble and caring servant of the Lord."

From ............ "700 Club" mailing

January 1996 Report from CBN

PAT ROBERTSON MEETS JOHN PAUL II

After CBN founder Pat Robertson met with His Holiness, Pope John Paul II Ñ during the Pontiff's October visit to the United States Ñ Robertson described their meeting as very warm.

"I think this meeting was historic," said Robertson, who joined with other Christian religious leaders in greeting the Pope at the New York residence of His Eminence, John Cardinal O'Connor.

The meeting with the Pope came just hours after Robertson participated in an Ecumenical Procession at the Papal Liturgy in New York's Central Park.

Robertson called the Pope, "a humble and caring servant of the Lord."

At the conclusion of his time with the Pope, Robertson presented a three-page letter to the Pontiff underscoring CBN's commitment to work for Christian unity and world evangelization.

"I am hopeful this meeting will result in a new openness and harmony between Evangelicals and Catholics in this country and around the world."

In the letter, Robertson told the Pope:

"While there are doctrinal differences that separate us, I strongly believe the moral crisis facing society today and the obvious social breakdown mandates a closer cooperation between people of faith, including Evangelicals and Catholics. I stand with you in your defense of human life and your condemnation of the "culture of death."

Robertson also wrote that he was "encouraged" by the Pope's recent encyclical on Christian unity, That All May Be One, and praised the Pontiff for his recent call to Catholics to "be more committed to prayer for Christian unity" in the Pope's 1994 Apostolic letter, As The Third Millennium Draws Near.

In Robertson's words:

"I call on Evangelical Christians to lift up their voices in prayer for unity and world evangelization."

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