The Christian Broadcast Network website reports today (August 17, 2012) that the head of the Russian Orthodox Church has arrived in Catholic Poland on an historic four-day visit expected to bring the two churches and nations closer together.
Patriarch Kirill received a state welcome yesterday upon arriving at Warsaw airport, noting it was the first visit ever by the head of Russia's Orthodox Church to the country.
Poles and Russians share a long, but largely painful history, including in recent times.
Today, Kirill and Archbishop Jozef Michalik -- the head of Poland's Roman Catholic Church -- signed a joint message asking both nations for mutual forgiveness and reconciliation.
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