VATICAN CITY, MAY 10, 2004 (VIS) - Cardinal Walter Kasper, president of he Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, arrives today in Bucharest, Romania where he is scheduled in coming days to meet His Beatitude Teoctist, other religious and civil authorities and to receive an 'honoris causa' doctorate at the University of Babes-Bolyai.
According to a communiqué published this morning by the council, Cardinal Kasper will meet His Beatitude Teoctist, patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, tomorrow in the patriarchal residence. The day will start with a "paraclisi" followed by lunch. The cardinal will bring a gift and a special message to His Beatitude from Pope John Paul II to mark the fifth anniversary of their historic encounter on May 6, 1999. The patriarch returned that visit by coming to Rome in October 2002.
During his visit Cardinal Kasper will meet with the Latin Catholics, the Greek Catholics of Romania and members of the government. On May 13 he will travel to Cluj-Napoca where he will receive an honoris causa doctorate at the University of Babes-Boyai. The university has four theology faculties: Orthodox, Latin, Greek Catholic and Protestant, in addition to an Institute of Hebrew Studies. Cardinal Kasper will deliver a talk entitled "Orthodoxy and the Catholic Church Forty Years After the Council Decree 'Unitatis Redintegratio'." While in Cluj-Napoca the cardinal will also visit Lucian Blaga University.
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