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CWN Editor's Note: Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, traveled to Istanbul to meet with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, who holds a primacy of honor among the Orthodox churches.
The Major Archbishop absented himself from the Synod of Bishops for the October 25 meeting, and the language at the meeting was far warmer than the anodyne language characteristic of ecumenical encounters.
“This is the second time I have the honor to pay an official visit to you and to thank you on behalf of all Ukrainians for your blessing and fatherly support,” said Major Archbishop Shevchuk. “You have often expressed joy over the growth of our church, and we feel that our mother church is rejoicing for us.”
The Ecumenical Patriarch responded, “What kind of mother does not rejoice for her children?” and said that he was praying for the “victory of the Ukrainian people.”
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The Major Archbishop absented himself from the Synod of Bishops for the October 25 meeting, and the language at the meeting was far warmer than the anodyne language characteristic of ecumenical encounters.
“This is the second time I have the honor to pay an official visit to you and to thank you on behalf of all Ukrainians for your blessing and fatherly support,” said Major Archbishop Shevchuk. “You have often expressed joy over the growth of our church, and we feel that our mother church is rejoicing for us.”
The Ecumenical Patriarch responded, “What kind of mother does not rejoice for her children?” and said that he was praying for the “victory of the Ukrainian people.”
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Warm meeting between Ukrainian Catholic leader, Ecumenical Patriarch | News Headlines
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