AsiaNews, Vladimir Rozanskij: On his visit to Albania, the Orthodox patriarch of Moscow invoked the unity of the Christian Churches to disarm religious radicalism. On the same day, his closest collaborator, Hilarion, pulled the breaks on ecumenical leaps. Between Catholics … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: The chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations delivered an address in Fribourg, Switzerland, to mark the first anniversary of Pope Francis’s historic meeting with Patriarch Kirill in Havana. After discussing the significance of the … Continue reading
Interfax: Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations has expressed concern over the current international situation, claiming that the world has found itself one step away from a global war.“The current situation is … Continue reading
AsiaNews: [F]or Hilarion, the Greek-Catholic Church is a major obstacle in relations between the Moscow Patriarchate and the Holy See. The Orthodox, he said, have always perceived the Uniates in a very negative light, “as a special project by the Catholic … Continue reading
Rorate Caeli: We bring to the attention of the dear Lord Cardinals the important ecumenical desire of the Russian Orthodox Church, as expressed by the head of the Department of External Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Hilarion: “It is … Continue reading
Don’t miss Father Cervellera observations in the last four paragraphs. AsiaNews: Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, visited Beijing’s National Catholic Seminary on Wednesday. After a brief meeting with faculty and students, … Continue reading
Even to the point of Metropolitan Hilarion defending Stalin’s persecution of Ukrainian Catholics! As I wrote before, the conversion of Russia, when it comes, will be a real conversion to the one, true Church, the Roman Catholic Church. Right now, … Continue reading
So much for the Russian Orthodox participation in the dialogue. Prior to this objection the Greek Orthodox Church had agreed with Rome that, at least in the first millennium, the Roman See held primacy in the universal Church. Phil Lawler … Continue reading
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