Posted on 04/13/2022 7:22:42 PM PDT by marshmallow
Moscow, April 11, Interfax - The Russian Orthodox Church cannot yet report the exact time and venue of a meeting between Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and Pope Francis, but says it may take place in the Middle East.
"From the very beginning, the Pope and the Patriarch wanted to meet where there are problems, where the Christian population needs support, so, of course, the Middle East is seen as one of the priority areas for such a meeting," head of the Synodal Department for External Church Relations Metropolitan Hilarion said during the Church and World program on the Rossiya-24 TV.
The church hierarch noted that he cannot announce the exact time and venue of the meeting yet, because these issues are being considered.
"In the current complicated political situation, not only the issues concerning the content of the meeting between the Pope and the Patriarch, but also the security, transport and logistics issues require a very thorough elaboration," he said.
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