On February 12th, 2016, Pope Francis will be
meeting Patriarch Kirill of Moscow in Cuba. The meeting was supposedly arranged
by the Cuban dictator and tyrant, Raul Castro. Regardless of how I feel
personally about the Castro’s, ecumenism meetings are always a good idea. The
Russian Orthodox Church is a little over a thousand years old, and this will be the
first such meeting in history. Vatican Radio said:
“Their meeting will take place in
Cuba, where the Pope will make a stop on his way to Mexico, and where the
Patriarch will be on an official visit. It will include a personal conversation
at Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport, and will conclude with the
signing of a joint declaration (http://en.radiovaticana.va/).”
Soon we will know what this joint declaration which they
will be signing is about. Honestly, it all sounds a bit exciting. Blessings!
Below is the link to the full article from Vatican Radio.
Pope Francis to meet Patriarch Kirill of Moscow on February 12th - Vatican Radio
Source:
http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2016/02/05/pope_francis_to_meet_patriarch_kirill_of_moscow_/1206182
I am not sure why, but what I have noticed is that some journalist have been giving this story a strange spin. What I mean is that they are making it seem as if the Russian Church represents the whole Orthodox Church which is 2000 years old.
ReplyDeleteI am not sure why, but what I have noticed is that some journalist have been giving this story a strange spin. What I mean is that they are making it seem as if the Russian Church represents the whole Orthodox Church which is 2000 years old.
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