Patriarch Kirill of Moscow envisions a united Christendom

Moscow, May 22 (Interfax) - Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia believes Christians of different confessions will unite in the future.

"Today we are still divided as theological problems rooted in the ancient times don't give us a possibility to unite," the patriarch said on Sunday at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior after the service at the relics of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker first time in history delivered from Italy.

The primate said that the Christians could unite "not thanks to their efforts or some church diplomatic steps or theological agreements, but only if the Holy Spirit again unites all who confess the name of Christ."

"We believe that St. Nicholas who listens to the prayers of Christians in the East and in the West stands before the Lord and among others requests asks Him to unite Churches together," he said.

"May the Lord save and help Christians of the West and of the East in going through difficult historic ways," the patriarch said.

The Great Schism of the Churches for the Roman Catholic with center in Rome and Orthodox in the East with center in Constantinople took place in 1054. The schism has not been overcome yet.

Comments

  1. Michael BaumanMay 23, 2017 at 7:50 AM

    A pious hope. Not one to act on artificially by declaring unity and departing the field or entertaining any ecumenical fantasy.

    Faith produces theology, not the other way around. The schism can not be healed by massaging the theology (the ecumenical approach).

    Unity will not come until Jesus reveals Himself unmistakably to all.

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  2. Sam UrferMay 23, 2017 at 4:25 PM

    I believe there is an ancient Russian proverb: only Nixon could go to China.

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  3. JakeMay 24, 2017 at 11:09 AM

    "I believe there is an ancient Russian proverb: only Nixon could go to China."

    Very true...

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  4. TriggstarMay 24, 2017 at 12:28 PM

    All very well, but Kirill is a man who divides Orthodox Christians from each other (Sourozh affair, Ukraine, Great and Holy Council etc.).

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  5. TriggstarMay 24, 2017 at 12:29 PM

    All very well, but Kirill is a man who divides Orthodox Christians from each other (Sourozh affair, Ukraine, Great and Holy Council etc.).

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