Eastern Catholics Key for Christian Unity, Says Pope
VATICAN CITY, DEC. 15, 2006 (Zenit.org).- The Eastern Catholic Churches have the task to promote Christian unity, especially with the Orthodox, said Benedict XVI when receiving in audience the patriarch of Alexandria of the Catholic Copts.
Patriarch Antonios Naguib, 71, visited the Holy See for the first time today since his election in March.
Addressing the patriarch in French, the Bishop of Rome guaranteed his "support for the 'particular task' that the ecumenical Second Vatican Council entrusted to the Eastern Catholic Churches: 'to make the unity of all Christians progress, especially among Eastern Christians.'"
The Holy Father underlined the "important role" played by the Coptic Church "in the interreligious dialogue to foster fraternity and esteem between Christians and Muslims, and among all men."
Source: Zenit.org
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