Posted on 11/30/2020 6:39:18 PM PST by marshmallow
In customary greeting to Patriarch Bartholomew for feast of St. Andrew, pope says his hope is in common faith in Jesus, sent to gather all into one body.
As is tradition, Pope Francis sent a letter on this November 30 feast of St. Andrew the Apostle, to Patriarch Bartholomew, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
As the first apostle to be called by Christ, and the brother of St. Peter, Andrew is the patron saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
There is a customary exchange of greetings between the pope and patriarch, with the Bishop of Rome sending greetings on November 30, and the Patriarch of Constantinople sending greetings on the June 29 feast of St. Peter.
In today’s message, Pope Francis noted how in addition to the challenges posed by the pandemic, there are still many places facing war and conflict.
He said that “conflict and violence will never cease until all people reach a deeper awareness that they have a mutual responsibility as brothers and sisters.”
“In light of this,” he said, “the Christian Churches, together with other religious traditions, have a primary duty to offer an example of dialogue, mutual respect and practical cooperation.”
The pope said that he has experienced this fraternity firsthand in the various encounters he has shared with the patriarch.
He also made the observation that the desire for Christian unity was manifest in the Patriarchate of Constantinople “before the Catholic Church and other Churches engaged themselves in dialogue.
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Eastern Orthodox should stay away from the Roman church and it’s Marxist Pope.
I guarantee the direction the Vatican has been trending has ruined any attempt at reconciliation.
I pray this will come true.
Pope says a lot of things
I’d read on a thread recently that Bartholomew was as bad as Francis.
Pope says a lot of things
I’d like it if more of them were short and witty.
He is going to bring the SSPX back fully into his good graces?
All hat, no cattle.
All crook no sheep?
I mitre done better in the pun department.
He came to do good, and did right well.
God save us all.
Just a few years ago, the Francis also had a vision of sharing the "eucharist" with the Lutherans.
Catholics, Lutherans and the Eucharist: There's a lot to share
Humble Jorge treats the Body and Blood of Christ as mere bargaining chips for his One World Religion.
Pat Bart is a heretic. He is no Shepard. His actions will have little bearing on the rest of the Church.
Don’t worry, most of us know this. It’s only the Roman’s that fantasize about “reconciliation”.
“Romans”?
That’s funny, coming from one of the “Russians”.
I think it will happen but probably not under this Pope...the Orthordox won’t trust him
The more time passes, the larger the separation grows.
The Pope’s call for unity reminds me of Slow Joe Quid Pro’s calls for “unity,” so long as everyone falls in line behind him and does whatever he says.
Not gonna happen on either front.
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