MAX JOSEF METZGER - PIONIER EKUMENIZMU W KOŚCIELE RZYMSKOKATOLICKIM

Katarzyna Tempczyk

Abstract

The paper presents person of Max Joseph Metzger (1887-1943) - the Catholic priest who created, in 1938, in Germany the ecumenical brotherhood Una Sancta. Ecumenical activity of Metzger was presented in the broader context of his other involvements, among them, his activity in peace and Esperanto movements. In 1943 Metzger was accused for betrayal and sentenced for the death. In 2001 his beatification process has started.