Thursday, December 2, 2010

Patriarch Bartholomew Stresses Value of Unity; Says Truth Essential for Orthodox-Catholic Unity

The Zenit website reports today (December 2, 2010) that Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople is underlining the value of unity with the Catholic Church, but is pointing out that truth must be its foundation.

"Unity in love is of no benefit if it is not at the same time unity in faith and truth," the patriarch said on November 30 during the celebrations for the feast of St. Andrew, patron of the patriarchate.

Quoting St. Paul, the patriarch pointed out that "being sincere in love, according to the Apostle's exhortation, we maintain the theological dialogue by the unanimous decision of all the autocephalous Orthodox Churches to examine, in love and sincerity, both the theological questions that unite as well as those that divide, until we arrive at the unity of faith."

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