Source: Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
In a historic moment—1,700 years after the First Council of Nicaea—His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and His Holiness Pope Leo XIV gathered in Nicaea, now Iznik, for a profound display of Christian unity. At the conclusion of the prayer service, they recited the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed together at the very site where it was first proclaimed and prayed: the ancient Basilica of Saint Neophytos.
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At least the Creed was not profaned by the “filioque” heresy.
Deacon Nicolas,
Are there not plenty of saints on both sides of this great wall of division who have different ideas about the procession of the Holy Spirt? Perhaps, the scriptures are intentionally ambiguous about this doctrine? My own humble opinion is that if one of the greatest saints of all time (again only my opinion) Saint Patrick believed in the double procession, then it’s a position that would be wise to adopt as one’s only position. Thank you for hearing me.!!
I strongly believe that this so-called unity is not really unity at all. First of all, how could the two leaders recite the Creed when the Orthodox Creed is different than the Roman Creed? Secondly, perfect unity would take so much more than this meeting to be of any worth. The Pope infallibility Issue and the main difference in the two Creeds (the Spirit of Truth proceeds from the Father, not from the Father and the son) leaves much to be desired. Lastly, the time it would take to accomplish true unity is not feasible with such shortness of time, although it appears like a cordial gesture. Just my humble opinion.
Please get rid of the hyper-fancy titles. “His all holiness and His holiness just doesn’t do anything for me. Just my very humble opinion!!