VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican says the pope and the archbishop of Canterbury have agreed to press for closer relations between Catholics and Anglicans despite the jolt from the Vatican's unprecedented invitation to disaffected Anglicans.
The meeting Saturday between Pope Benedict XVI and Archbishop Rowan Williams was their first since the Vatican announced it was making it easier for Anglicans upset over the ordination of women and gay bishops to become Catholic.
A brief Vatican statement says the discussions were "cordial" and "also focused on recent events between the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion."
It says the talks reiterated "the shared will" to move ahead toward closer relations.
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