FOXNews.com - Pope Pledges to Mend Orthodox Relations
FOXNews.com - U.S. & World - Pope Pledges to Mend Orthodox Relations
FoxNews.com has an article discussing how Pope Benedict XVI is making efforts to bridge the thousand year gulf between the Western and the Eastern church. The new Pope seems very interested in picking up where Pope John Paul II left off in ecumenical dialogue with other branches of Christianity.
In a homily at a Mass before in front of 200,000 people, Pope Benedict said, "I also ask all of you to decisively take the path of spiritual ecumenism, which in prayer will open the door to the Holy Spirit who alone can create unity." In response, Father Vsevolod Chaplin, foreign relations chief for the Moscow Patriarchate, said the Russian church welcomed the pope's willingness to forge closer ties with Orthodox Christians and that the statements "will be followed by real steps to bring our churches closer."
This is yet another very interesting development in the emerging dialogue between East and West. I for one am excited to see where these developments lead. The Orthodox are also engaged with continuing dialogue with the Anglican Church as well. See a press release from the Ecumenical Patriarch here.
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