Lutheran-Roman Catholic Dialogue mentions Methodist ecumenical involvement

Yesterday the LWF (Lutheran World Federation) met with Pope Benedict XVI, thanking him for his leadership in the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification.

Pope Benedict's address appears to be a bit more cautious, stating in a few places that many differences remain and that patience is required to deal with such differences in a responsible manner.

LWF President Mark Hanson's address is more optimistic. I'm particularly pleased that he mentions the participation of the World Methodist Council in affirming the Joint Declaration:

Various processes of follow-up to the Joint Declaration have been set in motion. At the present time, the World Methodist Council is preparing to formally affirm its support of this declaration by an official action planned to take place next summer in Seoul, South Korea, in which our General Secretary, the Reverend Dr Ishmael Noko, is scheduled to take part together with Cardinal Walter Kasper. This development gives us great joy and shows to all that the biblical doctrine of justification is not seen as belonging to Catholics and Lutherans alone, but belongs to the whole church.