Pope and Patriarch put on unity of the Christians

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Pope and Patriarch put on unity of the Christians

In the face of war and Terror in the world, Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill I. the Christians to merge. At the same time reminded both at their Meeting in Cuba peace in Syria.

Historic meeting: Pope Francis (pictured right) and the Moscow Patriarch Kyrill I.

“In a world of us not only words, but concrete action is expected, may this encounter be a sign of hope for all people of good will” means
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the historic Meeting in the Cuban capital Havana Declaration signed. They hoped, so the two Church leaders, that the historic encounter “, to restore this God-willed unity.”

For the first time in almost 1000 years back at a table

It was the first Meeting of the heads of Catholics and the Russian Orthodox Church since the Kirchenspaltung 1054. Catholics and Orthodox since the schism in the eleventh century separate ways. At the time, excommunicated the patriarchs of the Eastern Church in Byzantium, today’s Istanbul, and the Westkirche in Rome each other. A result was the independence of the Orthodox churches. Orthodox and Catholics have to learn now, in all the areas where it is possible and necessary, a strong-knit testimony to the truth to give meaning to the Declaration in Cuba was adopted.

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This is all the more necessary, because “the human civilization in a time of epochal change has occurred.” The Pope and Cyril I. appealed to the international community to act urgently to prevent a further displacement of Christians in the Middle East, to pre-empt. With views of Syria and Iraq they called the world to unite, to violence and terrorism to put an end to, and at the same time by Dialog to a rapid restoration of peace to contribute.

An appeal in the refugee

In addition, stressed both: “An urgent appeal we address to all parties in the conflict may be, that they have the good will and at the negotiating table.” The millions of refugees would have to return to their homes. It also denounced the two Church leaders an “unbridled consumption”. This will start gradually, the resources of the planet available to it.

Close ties to Putin

In the past decades, met Francis and his predecessors, while other Orthodox patriarchs, but so far not the Russian. The 69-year-old Cyril is regarded as a friend of Ecumenism, but also as an advocate of traditional family values and an opponent of Homosexuellenrechten. Cyril maintains close contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlchef binds the Orthodox Church as Machtstütze active in its politics. He sees in her a strong ally in the fight against Western liberalism and values crumble. Critics speak of an “unholy Alliance” of state and Church.

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Historic Meeting of Pope and Patriarch

Cuba is the Pope a stopover on the way to Mexico, where he was a multi-day visit completed. On the program there are, among other things, visits in cities from drug trafficking are characterized, including Ciudad Juárez, on the border to the USA. Mexico has the second largest Catholic community in the world after Brazil.

Cyril I. still keeps up Sunday in Cuba, and then travels to Brazil and Paraguay.

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