[Aquinasfan]

Of course, you only pray for that if the "unity" you want means subordinating Orthodoxy to Roman autocracy and institutional corruption and rot, right?

Subordination to institutional corruption and rot isn't necessary or even desired. The patriarchs would be equal to all the other bishops, with one shepherd.

See Isaiah 22:22.

[MarMema]

The patriarchs would be equal to all the other bishops, with one shepherd.

Trouble is, we already have one shepherd.

[RussianConservative]

There you miss point, till Catholics Schism from Orthodox, there no one Shepard but Jesus, all Patriarchs equal, even one in Rome...but that not good enough...Patriarch of Rome, he wants to be king on earth and one sole interpretor and route to God....that blasphemy. For thousand years we threw Catholic armies back trying to make us slaves as we threw Muslim armies back trying to make us slaves...we not slaves to Pope or Mullah not now not ever. Here, novel idea, instead of trying to steal our wine, go sop up your own that you spill....your church hemroges members as it does tears of those wronged by priests...priests that still protected by corruption and greed. Your peoples not Christian now, yet you do nothing but try steal our bread. If we want see our future if we ever bend knee to you, we only look at western Europe and US and see Catholic Church corruption there.

[TexConfederate1861]

Sure...just abandon everything we believe...Sorry, I DON'T THINK SO....he can have his old title back, FIRST AMONG EQUALS...and that is ALL.