(FILES) This file photo taken on October 31, 2016 shows former President of the Lutheran World Federation Bishop Munib Younan (L) and Pope Francis attending an ecumenical event at the Malmo Arena on October 31, 2016 in Malmo, Sweden. Catholic and Lutheran leaders issued a joint statement on October 31, 2017 saying they begged forgiveness for violence waged during a revolution that saw Protestants break away from the Roman Catholic Church. / AFP PHOTO / JONATHAN NACKSTRAND