The Sacrament of the Eucharist in Intercultural Ecumenical Communication

Communion in the sacrament of the Eucharist is an ongoing ecumenical desire. The two renowned Roman Catholic theologians Joseph Ratzinger and Walter Kasper have contributed important writings to the Christian interdenominational ecumenical dialogues on the Eucharist. For a long time, Joseph Ratzinger and Walter Kasper have been involved in ecumenical movements all over the world. Throughout their life Ratzinger and Kasper have shown their interest in writing about the sacrament of the Eucharist in ecumenical perspective. Their theological insights and authority are very important for ecumenism in Africa, which until today mostly is concentrated on social and spiritual environments. With the help of Joseph Ratzinger's and Walter Kasper's theological approach to ecumenical dialogues the Christian Churches in Africa can resolve theological and doctrinal controversies on the sacrament and reach meaningful convergences on the sacrament of the Eucharist. Today the reception of the ecumenical insights of Joseph Ratzinger and Walter Kasper can be utilised to enhance interdenominational dialogues among Christians of diverse traditions on the theme of the sacrament of the Eucharist both in Africa and in the entire universal Christian community.

Evodius Xavier Mbenna SDS, born in 1968 in Morogoro, Tanzania, ordained priest of the Salvatorian Congregation. He attained doctorate in theology 2019 in Vallendar, Germany.