{"id":4247,"date":"2006-12-04T09:39:26","date_gmt":"2006-12-04T09:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/12\/and-what-was-bartholomew-talking-about.html"},"modified":"2006-12-04T09:39:26","modified_gmt":"2006-12-04T09:39:26","slug":"and-what-was-bartholomew-talking-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/12\/and-what-was-bartholomew-talking-about.html","title":{"rendered":"And what was Bartholomew talking about?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Benedict XVI and Bartholomew I are examining the possibility of opening together the next round of the Joint Theological Commission to show their shared desire to pursue the path of full communion. According to sources from the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, the meeting should take place in Ravenna (Italy) in the early months of next year.<\/p>\n

The same sources indicate that the sensational proposal was made by Bartholomew I during the Pope\u2019s visit to Istanbul. Card Walter Kasper, head of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity, is said to have liked the idea and Benedict XVI approved it in principle, conditional on his future agenda. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

From AsiaNews, which has a nice redsign and is gently asking for financial help. It’s a very worthy cause, in my view<\/a> because it’s a good news service that keeps the needs and joys of the global Church in full view. I wish there were some way for them to facilitate contributions though, by taking them in a more convenient manner than mail or bank transfer…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Possibly this: Benedict XVI and Bartholomew I are examining the possibility of opening together the next round of the Joint Theological Commission to show their shared desire to pursue the path of full communion. 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