Monday, June 30, 2008

Pope and Leader of Orthodox Christians Appeal for Christian Unity

By Jeremy Reynalds Correspondent for ASSIST News Service

VATICAN CITY (ANS) -- Pope Benedict XVI and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I renewed their appeals for Christian unity on Sunday during a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica.
According to an Associated Press (AP) story, Benedict led the ceremony alongside the leader of the world's 250 million Orthodox Christians, and expressed what he called the “common hope of seeing the day of unity draw near.”

The AP said that while acknowledging significant differences, Benedict has made healing the 1,000-year-old rift with the Orthodox a priority of his papacy.

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