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Umm...the Russian Orthodox Church was extremely repressed by the communist. And last time I checked, the Russian Orthodox Church is still in union with the Church in Constantinople. Both Churches are part of the same Orthodox tradition. The Orthodox have been one of the great institutions in this world who have fought the communists.

I just think he could have thanked him a better way. This was a Castro stunt and the patriacrch played into it by giving this tyrant so much good publicity as the article stated. I would have respected him more if he actually went to the island and spoke out for the oppressed people in the island. Or would that have been too rude??? Screw the oppressed people in Cuba, Castro gave me a gift in a Church so I will not say squat. That seemed to be the thinking of the patriacrch.

Umm...the Russian Orthodox Church was extremely repressed by the communist.

Right, but Bartholomew was never their Patriarch. Though you are correct that they are in communion. It was the way you worded it that led me to reply. I think you said "....the Patriarch of a church which was repressed by communism..." or something similar.