Calvin’s Cathedral to Celebrate First Roman Catholic Mass Since Reformation.......
Protestants welcome .........
January 278 2020
GENEVA For the first time since the Protestant Reformation, Catholics will celebrate Holy [?] Mass in the cathedral of one of its chief "reformers," John Calvin.
Neither Roman Catholics nor Protestants in Geneva opposed the historic proposal to hold the Eucharistic celebration at the Cathedral of Saint-Pierre (St. Peter), despite an unequivocal statement inviting Protestants to receive Holy Communion at the service.
The February 29 Roman Catholic liturgy is the first in almost 500 years following Calvinists' abolition of the Mass in August 1535, after iconoclasts devastated Saint-Pierre Cathedral by breaking statues and slashing images, which were not in accordance with the new "reformed" movement.
Father Pascal Desthieux, episcopal vicar for the canton of Geneva, will be the main celebrant at the Mass and has issued a joint statement with Protestant pastor Emmanuel Fuchs, announcing, "this Mass will be placed under the double sign of [eucharistic] hospitality and recognition."
Desthieux is a liturgist and author of Living in Silence in the Liturgy, The Mass: Finally I Understand Everything and Confession: Finally I Understand its Spirituality Better.
"We thus affirm that our Churches, strong and rich in their respective traditions, can no longer be defined by their opposition but by their manner of expressing together an evangelical witness bearing fraternity and peace in the heart of Geneva," they Tweeted.
"As Pope Francis said, ecumenism is achieved by walking. We are trying to walk together in the hope that when we have walked enough, the obstacles that seem to us today insurmountable will no longer be," 
Fr. Pascal Desthieux will celebrate Mass at Calvin's cathedral
The initiative originated with Saint-Pierre's parish council and was welcomed by the Consistory of the Protestant Church of Geneva. Likewise, area Catholics responded enthusiastically.
At the parish council vote, "there was no opposition, which is significant," parish council President Daniel Pilly commented.
"The idea appealed because it corresponds to our desire to make the cathedral a meeting place for all Geneva Christians — a space that transcends denominational boundaries," he added.
Pilly downplayed the differing theological views on the Eucharist as no longer significant: "This is nothing exceptional in Geneva. This is already practiced locally in many parishes during ecumenical celebrations where Protestants and Catholics invite each other to the Lord's Supper and to Communion."
However, theologian Dr. Peter Sanlon, Rector of Emmanuel Anglican Church, told us that while he welcomed the idea of ecumenical generosity, the Calvinist and Catholic theologies of the Eucharist were fundamentally irreconcilable.
The Calvinist scholar who works closely with Catholics "on matters of co-belligerence" explained that Calvin himself believed, "in his own words, 'the Mass was blasphemous, offensive to God,' and he taught that believers who participated in such services — even if they did so with the intention of seeking to evangelize Roman Catholic friends and family — were being dishonest to the cause of Christ."
Franklin Graham responds after UK venue cancels tour event over evangelist's views........
29 January 2020
Evangelist Franklin Graham released a statement Monday after an entertainment venue in the United Kingdom cancelled his event due to objections over his views.
Graham rejected the claim that he was “coming to the UK to bring hateful speech to your community.”
“This is just not true. I am coming to share the Gospel, which is the Good News that God loves the people of the UK, and that Jesus Christ came to this earth to save us from our sins,” he stated.
“The rub, I think, comes in whether God defines homosexuality as sin. The answer is yes. But God goes even further than that, to say that we are all sinners—myself included.”
The ACC Liverpool Group, based in Liverpool, announced last Friday that they were no longer going to hold the Graham Tour UK event as previously planned.
“Over the past few days we have been made aware of a number of statements which we consider to be incompatible with our values,” stated the venue.
“In light of this we can no longer reconcile the balance between freedom of speech and the divisive impact this event is having in our city. We have informed the organisers of the event that the booking will no longer be fulfilled.”
The venue went on to claim that they “are proud to represent all communities [just as long as they are NOT Christian? –ed] and will continue to move forward with our aim as a business to drive profile, major events and economic impact for Liverpool City Region.”
Objections to Graham’s tour appear to come from British LGBT activists and individuals.
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