More on Catholic-Orthodox Unity
Posted by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, September 22, 2009 1:10 PM
St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow.
Zenit yesterday published a pair of articles that provide corroboration of Daily Blog entries posted last week by Edward Pentin here and here, indicating progress on the road to unity between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches.
One of the Zenit articles is an analysis by Robert Moynihan of Orthodox Archbishop Hilarion’s visit to Rome. Moynihan highlights the significance of the meeting that... READ MORE
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Archbishop Hilarion at Sant’Egidio
Posted by Edward Pentin
Thursday, September 17, 2009 6:19 PM
Russian Orthodox Arhcbishop Hilarion (wikipedia)
Archbishop Paolo Pezzi of Moscow may have gotten a little ahead of himself in his comments on Catholic-Orthodox unity, given in a recent interview which we reported on here. However, his hopeful tone, and his conviction that progress is being made towards unity, are well founded.
The Vatican is taking a more measured line than the Catholic archbishop of Moscow, and is stressing that, as well as... READ MORE
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Is Catholic-Orthodox Unity in Sight?
Posted by Edward Pentin
Monday, September 14, 2009 11:10 AM
The Pope with then-Metropolitan Kirill in December 2007. (CNS/Reuters)
The Catholic Archbishop of Moscow has given a remarkably upbeat assessment of relations with the Orthodox Church, saying unity between Catholics and Orthodox could be achieved “within a few months.”
In an interview today in Italy’s Corriere della Sera newspaper, Archbishop Paolo Pezzi said the miracle of reunification “is possible, indeed it has never been so close.” The archbishop added... READ MORE
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