Vatican City, Nov 30, 2020 / 06:30 am
Pope Francis told the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Monday that he is confident that Catholics and Orthodox Christians will attain full communion.
In a message to Bartholomew I on the Feast of St. Andrew, Pope Francis praised the Ecumenical Patriarchate's efforts to promote Christian unity.
"We can thank God that relations between the Catholic Church and the Ecumenical Patriarchate have grown much over the past century, even as we continue to yearn for the goal of the restoration of full communion expressed through participation at the same Eucharistic altar," he wrote.
"Although obstacles remain, I am confident that by walking together in mutual love and pursuing theological dialogue, we will reach that goal."