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===Ecumenical relations===
The Church of Scotland is a member of ACTS ([[Action of Churches Together in Scotland]]) and, through its Committee on Ecumenical Relations, works closely with other denominations in Scotland. The present inter-denominational co-operation marks a distinct change from attitudes in certain quarters of the church in the early twentieth century and before, when opposition to Irish Roman Catholic immigration was vocal (see [[Roman Catholicism in Scotland|Catholicism in Scotland]]). The Church of Scotland is a member of the [[World Council of Churches]], the [[Conference of European Churches]], the [[Community of Protestant Churches in Europe]], and the [[World Communion of Reformed Churches]]. The Church of Scotland is a member of [[Churches Together in Britain and Ireland]] and, through its Presbytery of England, is a member of [[Churches Together in England]]. The Church of Scotland continues to foster relationships with other Presbyterian denominations in Scotland even where agreement is difficult.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} In May 2016 the Church of Scotland ratified the Columba Agreement (approved by the Church of England's General Synod in February 2016), calling for the two churches to work more closely together on matters of common interest.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pocklington |first=David |title=Columba Declaration: Church of Scotland and Church of England {{!}} Law & Religion UK |date=24 December 2015 |url=https://lawandreligionuk.com/2015/12/24/columba-declaration-church-of-scotland-and-church-of-england/ |access-date=2022-06-25 |language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2022, the Church of Scotland and the [[Bishops' Conference of Scotland|Catholic Bishops Conference of Scotland]] agreed a declaration of friendship between the Church of Scotland and the Catholic Church.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Church of Scotland approves friendship declaration with Catholic Church in Scotland |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/church-of-scotland-general-assembly-2022-friendship-declaration-with-catholics-approved-3708866 |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=www.scotsman.com |date=25 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref>