VATICAN CITY, 30 NOV 2008 (VIS) - As is traditional for the Feast of St. Andrew, the Pope has written a Message to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople. The Message was delivered during the course of a visit to Istanbul by Cardinal Walter Kapser, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.
In the English-language Message for the feast day of the patron of the patriarchate of Constantinople, the Pope mentions Bartholomew I's three visits to Rome this year, the last of which was to participate in the Synod of Bishops on the Word of God in October
"We reflect with joy and thanksgiving that the relations between us are entering progressively deeper levels as we renew our commitment to the path of prayer and dialogue", the Pope writes.
"We trust that our common journey will hasten the arrival of that blessed day when we will praise God together in a shared celebration of the Eucharist. The inner life of our Churches and the challenges of our modern world urgently demand this witness of unity among Christ's disciples", he concludes.
MESS/ST. ANDREW/BARTHOLOMEW I VIS 20081201 (200)
In the English-language Message for the feast day of the patron of the patriarchate of Constantinople, the Pope mentions Bartholomew I's three visits to Rome this year, the last of which was to participate in the Synod of Bishops on the Word of God in October
"We reflect with joy and thanksgiving that the relations between us are entering progressively deeper levels as we renew our commitment to the path of prayer and dialogue", the Pope writes.
"We trust that our common journey will hasten the arrival of that blessed day when we will praise God together in a shared celebration of the Eucharist. The inner life of our Churches and the challenges of our modern world urgently demand this witness of unity among Christ's disciples", he concludes.
MESS/ST. ANDREW/BARTHOLOMEW I VIS 20081201 (200)
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