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"We have concluded that when the principle of phyletism (i.e. ecclesiastical nationalism) is juxtaposed with the teaching of the Gospel and the constant practice of the Church, it is not only foreign to it, but also completely opposed, to it. We decree the following in the Holy Spirit: 1. We reject and condemn racial division, that is, racial differences, national quarrels and disagreements in the Church of Christ, as being contrary to the teaching of the Gospel and the holy canons of our blessed fathers, on which the holy Church is established and which adorn human society and lead it to Divine piety. 2. In accordance with the holy canons, we proclaim that those who accept such division according to races and who dare to base on it hitherto unheard-of racial assemblies are foreign to the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church and are real schismatics." Constantinople...1872
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    Pope Points to St. Augustine as Source of Christian Unity

    Posted by George Patsourakos on 9/5/2009, 11:37 am

    In a letter just sent to Cardinal Walter Kasper, president of the Pontificial Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Pope Benedict XVI said that the teachings of St. Augustine are a path that could lead to unity with the Orthodox faith.

    The message from the Pope was sent to Cardinal Kasper, as the 11th Inter-Christian Symposium gathered in Rome. The meeting was organized by the Franciscan Institute of Spirituality of the Pontificial University Antonianum and the Aristotle Orthodox Theological Faculty of Thessalonica.

    In his message, Pope Benedict expressed his gratitude for "this initiative of fraternal encounter and exchange on the common aspects of spirituality, which is beneficial for a closer relationship between Catholics and Orthodox."

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