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Title: Unprecedented: Pope Francis, Russian Patriarch Kirill to meet in Cuba to heal 1,000yr rift
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URL Source: https://www.rt.com/news/331391-russian-patriarch-meet-pope/
Published: Feb 5, 2016
Author: staff
Post Date: 2016-02-05 08:42:37 by Ada
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Views: 321
Comments: 8

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, is to meet his Roman Catholic counterpart, Pope Francis, during a historic visit to Latin America. The groundbreaking meeting is to happen in mid-February in Cuba.

The meeting between heads the two major Christian churches would be an unprecedented move to mend a millennium-long rift between the Western and Eastern branches of the religion, which started with the Great Schism of 1054.

Persecution of Christians in the modern world is the main issue for the two leaders to discuss, the Russian Orthodox Church said. Christians are among the minorities suffering at the hands of groups adhering to radical Islamist ideology in places like Iraq, Syria and Somalia.

In addition to Cuba, Patriarch Kirill’s Latin American tour from February 11-22 includes Paraguay, Chile and Brazil. The meeting with Pope Francis will happen on February 12.

“The intersection of the routes allowed this meeting to be organized,” commented Metropolitan Hilarion, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church's Foreign Relations Department.

The pontiff will make a stop in Cuba on his way to Mexico.

The meeting has been in preparation for two decades and both Moscow and the Vatican agreed that some neutral country would be most suited for it. Austria and Hungary were among those considered, but Cuba was eventually chosen. The Patriarch and the Pope are expected to sign a joint declaration after the talks.

The Holy See called the upcoming meeting a “sign of good faith” and called on all Christians “to pray to God to bless the meeting,” the Vatican said in a statement.

For the Russian Orthodox Church the meeting will be the biggest foreign affairs event since reuniting in 2007 with the Russian Orthodox Church outside Russia after a 90-year split.

The Great Schism formalized the break of communion between the Latin and Greek parts of Christianity after years of accumulating differences over theology, jurisdiction and ritual. The division endured over centuries, with mutual anathemas declared by the Pope and the Patriarch of what was then Constantinople (now Istanbul) in 1054 nullified only in 1965.

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#1. To: Ada (#0)

Something tells me the Metropolitan ain't gonna want to merge and make the Plope top banana. Sorreeee........

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NeoconsNailed  posted on  2016-02-05   14:11:29 ET  (1 image) Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: NeoconsNailed (#1)

Something tells me the Metropolitan ain't gonna want to merge and make the Plope top banana. Sorreeee......

First they have to iron out theological differences. And while the Constantinople Patriarch considered himself at least the Bishop of Rome's equal, maybe the Russian Patriarch doesn't claim the same. Would it be good for Christendom to re-unite?

Ada  posted on  2016-02-05   14:28:29 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: Ada (#2)

Well, there's Church Inc., then there's Christendom, then there's true Christianity somewhere further down the list.

NeoconsNailed  posted on  2016-02-05   17:17:18 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: NeoconsNailed (#3)

Well, there's Church Inc., then there's Christendom, then there's true Christianity somewhere further down the list.

And never the three shall meet but I think its Christendom being referred to here. Remember that Brother Martin never wanted to set up his own church.

Ada  posted on  2016-02-05   17:24:11 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: Ada (#0)

The theater the picked for this play is first Cub, then South America.

Interesting as to why Europe wasn't chosen first.

U.S. Constitution - Article IV, Section 4: NO BORDERS + NO LAWS = NO COUNTRY

HAPPY2BME-4UM  posted on  2016-02-05   17:46:12 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: Ada (#4)

Brother Martin?

NeoconsNailed  posted on  2016-02-05   17:47:44 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#7. To: NeoconsNailed (#6)

Brother Martin?

The monk who tacked his 95 theses to the church door :-)

Ada  posted on  2016-02-05   18:34:20 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#8. To: HAPPY2BME-4UM (#5)

Interesting as to why Europe wasn't chosen first.

Perhaps its because the New World is not where the Great Schism took place.

Ada  posted on  2016-02-05   18:38:08 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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