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The World Council of Churches (WCC) is an international Christian ecumenical organization. Based in Geneva, Switzerland, it has a membership of over 340 churches and denominations and those churches and denominations claim about 550 million Christian members throughout more than 120 countries.[1] Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and All Albania was unanimously elected World Council of Churches President in the 9th general assembly meeting held at the Pontifical Catholic University of Porto Alegre in Brazil in February of 2006. The council has been involved in several activities that have caused controversy and criticism, including the funding of groups engaged in violent struggle during the 1970s.