![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "Between those who want to be called Christian brothers, the best language is, and always will be, honesty.The complaints focus on supposed teachings of the pope concerning sexuality and morality which they claim run contrary to the Church's magisterium. "We believe you have the courage and the sincerity to examine the failures and omissions of your fathers," Ieronymos told Francis. Pope John Paul II first asked forgiveness for the Catholic role in the break-up when he visited Greece in 2001.Ĭatholics and Orthodox have been involved in dialogue aimed at eventual reunion for decades and cooperate in many social initiatives but the two sides are still far apart theologically. "I feel the need to ask anew for the forgiveness of God and of our brothers and sisters for the mistakes committed by many Catholics," Francis said. ![]() Worldly concerns poisoned us, weeds of suspicion increased our distance and we ceased to nurture communion," Francis told Ieronymos, whom he met during his first trip to Greece in 2016. "Tragically, in later times we grew apart. In his address to the archbishop, Beatitude Ieronymos II, Francis asked forgiveness in the name of the Roman Catholic Church for its part in the historical wrongs that led to the breakup. Francis arrived in Greece on Saturday for a three-day visit that Greek Catholics hope will bring the Eastern and Western churches closer together.Ĭhristianity split into the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches in 1054 in what is referred to as the Great Schism, and for centuries relations were rocky. ![]()
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