Sunday, January 12, 2014

Abp. of Canterbury to Visit Ecumenical Patriarch; Goal Is to Enhance Orthodox-Protestant Relations

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, will travel to Istanbul tomorrow (January 13) to visit Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the Orthodox Church Info blog reports today (January 12, 2014).

As Archbishop of Constantinople and New Rome, the Ecumenical Patriarch is "first among equals" in the Eastern Orthodox communion.

Responding warmly to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew's invitation to visit, Archbishop Justin noted the important contributions he had made to the world church and to society at large, and "recognized all that unites the Anglican Church and the Orthodox Church."

The intensive two-day visit will include a private meeting with His All-Holiness, an official reception in the Chamber of the Throne, and a discussion with the Synodical Committee for Inter-Christian Affairs. Archbishop Welby says he hopes that the visit will help to develop greater fellowship between the two churches and contribute to the wider goal of Christian unity.

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