Head of Phanar [Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople]: Our Ecumenical Dialogue is Addressed to Islam and Judaism

Union of Orthodox Journalists ^ | 6/19/23 | Yaroslav Nivkin

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Patriarch Bartholomew believes that actions against the Koran are an attack on the religious sphere as a whole.

On June 18, 2023, during a sermon at a liturgy in the Tallinn Church of Sts Simeon and Anna, Patriarch Bartholomew spoke about the importance of an ecumenical dialogue, reports fosfanariou.

He recalled that "for more than a century, the Ecumenical Patriarchate has advocated ecumenical relations with other Christian communities and confessions."

According to Patriarch Bartholomew, the ecumenical dialogue “is not really limited to the inter-Christian sphere, but goes beyond it, to the inter-confessional level”, where Phanar became a pioneer in communication “with two other monotheistic religions, Judaism and Islam.”

For this reason, the head of the Phanar claims that any actions directed against these two religions will hurt Christians as well. “We cannot help but express our deep sorrow and our disgust at the recent unfortunate incident of the destruction of the Koran in a mosque in the city of Xanthi, in Western Thrace of Greece.

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End times. Real Christians will really be standing alone.