Church leaders at an ecumenical symposium in Kolkata, have stressed the need for Christian unification as they studied Protestant Reformation, which challenged the 16th century Catholic Church to amend its ways.
Father John Romus, former dean of the Morning Star College major seminary in Barrackpore highlighted how the Reformation helped the Catholic Church re-examine itself.
Reverend Sunil Michael Caleb, Principal of Bishop’s College in Kol-kata, taking the Protestant perspective, said the Reformation was “a necessary tragedy.” It was necessary to protest against rampant corruption in the Church but the resulting split was a tragedy, he said.
