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By the time the 500th anniversary of the Reformation was approaching, it was clear that it was time to make the commemoration reflect the changed tone of Lutheran–Catholic relations. To encourage this change, in 2013 the international Lutheran–Roman Catholic Commission on Unity issued a study
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