[Kolokotronis]

From what I have heard from laity, priests and hierarchs both here and abroad, Pope Francis is very much loved by Orthodox Christians, as was +BXVI.

Here’s a comment from the EP on the Pope’s encyclical:

http://time.com/3926076/pope-francis-encyclical-patriarch-bartholomew/

[piusv]

Bartholomew was mentioned in the encyclical itself.