Priest defies Pope to lead service at Lutheran church

A Roman Catholic priest led an open communion service at a packed Lutheran church in Berlin, defying a papal admonition against receiving communion in non-Catholic churches.

Fri, 30 May, 2003 - 07:22

A Roman Catholic priest led an open communion service at a packed Lutheran church in Berlin, defying a papal admonition against receiving communion in non-Catholic churches.

About 2,000 people attended the high-profile event on the sidelines of a German ecumenical conference.

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