Posted on 06/19/2007 7:13:22 PM PDT by markomalley
VATICAN CITY: A Cypriot Orthodox archbishop seeking to arrange a groundbreaking meeting between Pope Benedict XVI and the Russian Orthodox patriarch said Monday that Cyprus would be an ideal location for the talks.
Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Cyprus has just completed a six-day visit to Rome for talks with Benedict and other Vatican officials and now plans to meet with Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II in Moscow on July 13.
He said the Orthodox Church is "open" to a meeting with Benedict and that while it is not clear where it would be held, "Cyprus would be a solution."
Such an encounter eluded the late John Paul II in his long papacy because of Catholic-Orthodox tensions following the demise of Soviet communism.
But Vatican officials have expressed recent optimism that the talks could be held within a year.
Chrysostomos told reporters on Saturday that the chief problem was a lack of communication between the pope and the patriarch. The archbishop contended that Benedict's background as a theologian with a good grasp of Orthodox theology would help the process of reuniting the two churches, which split nearly 1,000 years ago.
The archbishop invited Benedict to visit Cyprus.
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How about Bari, Italy at Basilica di San Nicola. Or wherever Cyril and Methodius are buried.
What about Gibraltar? :-).
I’d like to see it take place in St Peter’s. For hasn’t the Patriarch of Constantinople been there?
I’d like to see the ancient Orthodox Patriarchs all gather there at the same time - Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem.
When was the last time all four met together? And when was the last time the ancient Pentarchy all met together?
C’mon, give her a break. She just got out of the hospital and is on the good stuff!
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I just meant that it does look more likely that Cyprus is the spot.
Cyprus seems like a nice spot, with great weather for a meeting. Why not?
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