[Pyro7480]

I think you'd all appreciate this article. :)

[ClaireSolt]

Were those relics taken from Constantinople by 4th crusade in 1204?

[FormerLib]

That is a fascinating article. I'm at a loss for words.

[kosta50]

Thank you Pyro. I also took a double take when I heard the Patriarch say lex orandi lex credendi, which is the central point of the Patriarch's message to our Latin brothers.

The other important point was that which is Divine (and the Liturgy is such) never gets old and out of date. Oooh, that was as direct as it can get in a diplomatic language of the Church.

Lest someone think that this was a snipe at the Latins, I am sure the Patriarch said nothing that he previously did not discuss with the Pope and +Benedict's little wink, smile, and a friendly gesture at the end of the Patriarch's homily indicated that everything went exactly as they had agreed.

Likewise, we need to post the Pope's homily as well for it too contained important messages for both Church communities. All this was agreed upon and designed for analysts to sift out after the fact. For us ordinary viewers, overwhelmed by the history in the making, the homilies were soothing words we all so much wished and anticipated and prayed for.