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During a brief March 6 conversation with Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, Pope Benedict XVI (bio - news) invited the Orthodox leader to join in the October meeting of the Synod of Bishops.
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During his visit to Rome, the Ecumenical Patriarch spoke at the Pontifical Oriental Institute, of which he is an alumnus. Invoking the image used frequently by the late Pope John Paul II (bio - news), Patriarch Bartholomew said that the Eastern and Western churches are the two "lungs" of the Christian world, and "must work together in harmony."
http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=57095

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Kim, M



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I have heard a couple of positive things about Pope Benedict's work with Orthodox leaders. Let us hope and pray that this means we are one step closer to unity.

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Corey
"I do not care very much what men say of me, provided that God approves of me." - St. Sir Thomas More