Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I is confirming that progress is being made on the path to Catholic-Orthodox unity, and says that uprooting the obstacle caused by the "thorny question" of papal primacy will be the key for continued progress, according to the ZENIT website in Rome.
The Patriarch made this assertion when he welcomed a delegation from the Holy See for the feast of St. Andrew, patron of the Orthodox Church, yesterday, December 1, 2009. The Vatican delegation was headed by Cardinal Walter Kasper and Bishop Brian Farrell, president and secretary respectively, of the Pontificial Council for Promoting Christian Unity.
Patriarch Bartholomew said the presence of the delegation in Istanbul "confirms the desire to eliminate the impediments accumulated in the course of a millennium to attain the fullness of communion."
The Patriarch asserted that this dialogue "progresses, by the grace of God, despite the occasional difficulties."
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