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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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    Ukrainian Premier Meets with Pope to Discuss Church-State Relations

    Posted by George Patsourakos on 10/16/2009, 2:18 pm

    Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko met with Pope Benedict XVI today at the Vatican, according to the Interfax-Religion website.

    This private meeting between the Ukrainian Premier and the Pope was held in the papal personal library and lasted for a half-hour.

    Tymoshenko had met earlier in Rome today with representatives of the Ukraine. She told them she planned to discuss with the Pope "relations between the Church and the state, to exchange opinions about measures taken in the world to strengthen moral values."

    Eastern Orthodoxy is the primary religion of Ukraine; however, its Orthodox Church is split into two major segments. Part of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church is under the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate, while another part has been independent, since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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