[PattonReincarnated]

>> I just could not understand why the patriarch of a church so repressed by communists in the past would go to Cuba and kiss the butt of a communist dictator.

Go figure, I can't figure out why priests in America want to kiss each other's butts. Something very wrong is happening in catholic (lower-case 'c') churches. I'm a non-practicing Episcopalian that feels like I have no where to turn.

[MarMema]

Something very wrong is happening in catholic (lower-case 'c') churches.

Speak for yourself. The Orthodox church is alive and well. Bartholomew has always erred on the side of ecumenical and overly friendly behavior and we have long known of his tendency in this direction.