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The former Anglican Archbishop of New Zealand, David Moxon, has had his first meeting with Pope Francis.
Moxon, who is now the worldwide Anglican Communion’s newly appointed ambassador to the Catholic Church in Rome, joined the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, in the meeting on Friday evening (NZ time).
It was the first time all three men, who have all been appointed in recent months, have met.
Moxon said the differences between the two churches was touched on, but the main focus was on common ground.
“Poverty, reconciliation in places of conflict, oppression, violence, global hunger – those kind of needs in the world ought to draw us together.”
Moxon says the two men got along very well and are building on the foundation previous leaders have built.
Archbishop Moxon, who was formally the Bishop of Hamilton, was chosen by the new Archbishop of Canterbury’s predecessor Rowan Williams.
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