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Patriarch Bartholomew at the Official Opening of the Pauline Symposium

We offer praise and glory to the Trinitarian God for the spiritual banquet that lies before us and that we are blessed officially to open this afternoon following the successful conclusion this morning of a historical Synaxis, which has gathered the Heads of the Orthodox Churches throughout the world in a powerful and symbolical affirmation of our unity in faith and commitment of purpose as Hierarchs entrusted with leadership of our Churches in the contemporary world. As we assembled here at the Ecumenical Patriarchate, we recognize that, truly, “our ministry … overflows with many thanksgivings to God.” (2 Cor. 9.12)

Patriarch Bartholomew at the Synaxis of the Heads of Orthodox Churches

1. We offer praise and glory to the Trinitarian God that we have been counted worthy once again to gather in the same place, here at this Sacred Center, as persons entrusted by His mercy with the ministry of leadership in the local most holy Autocephalous and Autonomous Orthodox Churches, in order to affirm our sacrosanct unity in Christ and deliberate on matters that concern the Church in the fulfillment of its mission within the contemporary world.

THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH WITHDRAWS FROM THE EUROPEAN CHURCH CONFERENCE (KEK)

On Saturday 11th October, during the meeting of the Central Committee of the Conference of European Churches (Kek), the Orthodox Church of Moscow announced it will no longer be a member of the European body. The reason for such withdrawal - states a release, published by the Patriarchate of Moscow - is that the Central Committee of Kek refused to grant membership to the Orthodox Church of Estonia, an independent Church created in 1993 and related to the Patriarchate of Moscow. In the release, the Patriarchate points out that, beforehand, in November 2007, the Central Committee had granted membership to the "Apostolic Orthodox Church of Estonia", a Church created in 1996 by the Patriarchate of Constantinople (and not recognised by Moscow). In the release, the Patriarchate also questions the voting procedure, which led to the decision not to admit the Estonian Orthodox Church as a member, and acknowledges "with deep sorrow that Kek is losing its role of reconciliation and union, increasingly ignoring the voices of the Churches that are outside the European Union". The release ends by stating that the Orthodox Church of Russia will keep "developing good relations with the Churches that are members of Kek".

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On Cyril and Methodius

Dear brothers and sisters:

Today, I would like to speak about Sts. Cyril and Methodius, brothers of the same parents and in the faith, known as the apostles to the Slavic people. Cyril was born in Thessalonica, son of the imperial magistrate Leon, in 826-827. He was the youngest of seven children. As a child, he learned the Slavic language. At age 14, he was sent to Constantinople to be educated and was accompanied by the young emperor, Michael III. During those years, he was introduced into the various university disciplines, among others, dialectics, and had Photius as his teacher. After having rejected a brilliant matrimony, he decided to receive holy orders and became the librarian in the patriarchate. Shortly afterward, wanting to retreat from society, he hid himself in a monastery, but soon was discovered and entrusted with teaching sacred and profane sciences, a task that he fulfilled so well that he won the title of "philosopher."

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