18 September 2006, 00:01
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Theological dialogue between Catholic and Orthodox Churches resumes in Belgrade
Moscow, September 18, Interfax - The theological commission for dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and Local Orthodox Churches resumes its work today in Belgrade.
As the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations has informed Interfax, the meeting will focus on the primacy of the pope and the Greek Catholics.
The Moscow Patriarchate will be represented by Bishop Hilarion of Vienna and Austria, Russian Orthodox Church representative at European organizations, and Rev. Igor Vyzhanov, DECR secretary for inter-Christian relations.
The joint commission responsible for settlement of theological issues was set up in the 1980s. Its work was interrupted in 2000 after the meeting in Baltimore, USA, which failed to resolve the problem of the Uniates.
Several years ago, the Pope of Rome and Patriarch Bartholomew signed a joint statement fixing up the intention to resume the interrupted dialogue.