June 4, 2023
This handout photograph taken by the Vatican Media and released on December 4, 2021 shows Pope Francis (L) exchange gift with Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens and All Greece during a meeting in the "Throne Room" of the Orthodox Archbishopric of Greece in Athens, on December 4, 2021. -

FUSING THE 1000 YEAR SCHISM

Read Time:1 Minute, 27 Second

Pope Francis returned to the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City after a five day whirlwind Apostolic Journey to Greece and Cyprus.

The Pontiff is seeking to fuse the 1000 year old schism between the Western(Catholic) church and the Eastern (Orthodox) church. Speaking on the papal plane as it returned to Rome, he said that plans were in the works to travel to Moscow to meet the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Francis was the first pope to meet a patriarch of the Orthodox Church since the Great Schism of 1054 that split the Church into east and west. Issues surrounding the primacy of Rome over Constantinople, sacramental discipline, clerical celibacy led to the schism. In 2016, Pope Francis met with Patriarch Kirill in Cuba and a meeting with Kirill in Moscow will go a long way in healing the rift between the two branches of Christianity.

Responding to a question posed by a Russian reporter Pope Francis confirmed he will meet with the Orthodox Church ambassador to the Holy See to arrange a meeting. He was ready to go to Moscow even though Kirill was expected to travel out of Moscow soon.

“Because talking with a brother, there are no protocols.” Francis said. “We are brothers, we say things to each other’s face like brothers.”

During the visit to the Orthodox bastions of Greece and Cyprus, the Pope held an ecumenical service with Chrysostomos II Archbishop of Cyprus while in Greece the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos II decided not to have an Eucharistic celebration because it means full unity. Though the Pope was heckled in Athens by an elderly Orthodox priest as a heretic. The will for unity is going forward.

Source CNA

About Post Author

felastory

We bring you the News. Politics. Fashion. Lifestyle. Religion. Economics. Sports. Debunking Conspiracy Theories. Support independent journalism. Visit Shop.
Happy
Happy
0 %
Sad
Sad
0 %
Excited
Excited
0 %
Sleepy
Sleepy
0 %
Angry
Angry
0 %
Surprise
Surprise
0 %

Average Rating

5 Star
0%
4 Star
0%
3 Star
0%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%

This is a Public Square. Please leave a comment

ndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting at Hyderabad House, on December 6, 2021 in New Delhi, India. © Getty Images Sonu Mehta Previous post INDO-RUSSIA ALLIANCE
Biden waves at Putin Next post STALEMATE