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THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH WITHDRAWS FROM THE EUROPEAN CHURCH CONFERENCE (KEK) PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, 13 October 2008
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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TURKEY: A CATHOLIC DELEGATION, TOO, AT THE SIMPOSIUM OF ORTHODOX PATRIARCHS PDF Print E-mail
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Friday, 10 October 2008
"It is another important step in the ecumenical path. Apart from the presence of the most important patriarchs in the Orthodox world, a Catholic delegation was actually invited as well. Among others, the delegation is made up of Card. Andrea Lanza Cordero di Montezemolo, archpriest of the papal basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, the nuncio at Ankara, Msgr. Antonio Lucibello". It was declared to SIR by Msgr. Luigi Padovese, president of the Papal Conference of Turkey, while commenting the symposium of the primates of the Orthodox Churches in the world, opening in Istanbul today to celebrate the Pauline Year. "It is a positive sign in the name of Apostle Paul - said Msgr. Padovese, who is part of the Catholic delegation; - actually, we are not going as single persons but as representatives of a sister church. Under the ecumenical aspect, in Turkey, we are going from formal cordiality to real contents. The fact that Bartholomew I and many other Orthodox representatives were present at our opening of the Pauline Year is meaningful. This invitation, now returned by the Patriarchate, has a remarkable meaning for the prosecution of relations and dialogue. The Christian churches in Turkey are facing the same problems, and this unites us in a special way".
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