Many criticize the document's tone as anti-ecumenical. Former President Jimmy Carter exits the Southern Baptist Convention, citing its swing to the doctrinal right. Pope John Paul II, in a solemn penitential rite, asks God's pardon for sins committed against other groups by members of the Catholic Church. The Episcopal Church's General Convention approves pact with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, clearing the way for mutual recognition of clergy and hierarchies. D.C. He writes this weekly column for the Scripps Howard News Service.
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