Alexy II calls for development of relations between Orthodox, Catholics
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Moscow, April 28, Interfax - Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia has called for the development of relations between Orthodox and Catholics at a meeting with Salzburg Archbishop Alois Kothgasser, the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations told Interfax-Religion on Monday. "This relationship is particularly important for the promotion of traditional moral values, Christian ideas of social and family relations, human rights and dignity in modern Europe," Alexy II said.
The archbishop is visiting Moscow with a delegation of Salzburg clerics and believers. He met with Patriarch at the Savior Cathedral in Moscow on Sunday. "We attribute a huge significance to the development of friendly relations with the Catholic diocese of Salzburg. This is not just because your city has cultural and historical importance," Alexy II said.
He confirmed the good relations between the Catholic Church in Austria and the local diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. "We are grateful to representatives of the Roman Catholic Church for their unwavering attention and assistance to the church life of our flock in Austria," he said.
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The archbishop is visiting Moscow with a delegation of Salzburg clerics and believers. He met with Patriarch at the Savior Cathedral in Moscow on Sunday. "We attribute a huge significance to the development of friendly relations with the Catholic diocese of Salzburg. This is not just because your city has cultural and historical importance," Alexy II said.
He confirmed the good relations between the Catholic Church in Austria and the local diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. "We are grateful to representatives of the Roman Catholic Church for their unwavering attention and assistance to the church life of our flock in Austria," he said.
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