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PAPAL APOLOGY TO GREEK ORTHODOX 

Forum: Theological Expressions
Re: Reconciliation, Towards Unity: JOINT STATEMENT BY POPE, ORTHODOX PRELATE (Matthew Tan Yew Hock)
Date: 2001, May 07
From: Matthew Tan Yew Hock MatthewTan

http://www.ewtn.com/vnews/getstory.asp?number=14725 4-May-2001 -- EWTN Feature Story PAPAL APOLOGY TO GREEK ORTHODOX ATHENS, May 4, 01 (CWNews.com) - Shortly after his arrival in Greece today, Pope John Paul II paid a courtesy call on the ranking Orthodox prelate of that land, and issued a statement asking forgiveness for offenses committed by Catholics against the Orthodox. After making a courtesy call on Greek President Constantinos Stephanopoulos immediately after his plane landed, the Holy Father traveled to the residence of Orthodox Archbishop Christodoulos. There he spoke of the need for "purification of memory." The Pope continued: "For the occasions past and present, when sons and daughters of the Catholic Church have sinned by action or omission against their Orthodox brothers and sisters, may the Lord grant us the forgiveness we beg of him." The Pope made a particular mention of "the disastrous sacking of the imperial city Constantinople, which was for so long the bastion of Christianity in the East." That sacking, by Crusaders en route to the Holy Land, "fills Catholics with deep regret," he said. The sacking of Constantinople nearly 800 years ago remains a particularly sore point in the Greek Orthodox memory, and a focus of complaints against Rome. Pope John Paul told Archbishop Christodoulos that Catholics and Orthodox must work to overcome their historical antagonisms, which give rise to divisions within the Church. These divisions, he continued, are "a sin in the eyes of God and a scandal in the eyes of the world." Click here to share this news story with a friend. Back to List

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Messages Inline: Outline:

1. "Enemy" Churches Praying Together: Pope and Orthodox Archbishop Christodoulos of Athens by Matthew Tan Yew Hock, 2001, May 07

1. Read What Christodoulos Says to John Paul II by Christopher Yip, 2001, May 28

1. We knew of all those Greek Complaints from Day 1 /eom by Matthew Tan Yew Hock, 2001, May 31

1. Good luck then to your ecumenical delusion with the Orthodoxs. (eom) by Christopher Yip, 2001, May 31

2. Papal Apology Boosts Ecumenical Dialogue by Matthew Tan Yew Hock, 2001, May 31

1. Sure ... dream on, anti-Protestant Mr Tan! by Christopher Yip, 2001, May 31

(_ Cling on With Jesus, Or Pour Cold Water on Jesus' Prayer (John 17:21-23) by Matthew Tan Yew Hock, 2001, Jun 05

(_ Beware of those who ADD to Jesus' Salvation Under the Pretense of Unity! by Christopher Yip, 2001, Jun 05

3. Ecumenical Impetus from Papal Apology by Matthew Tan Yew Hock, 2001, May 31

1. Another Evidence for the Corruptible and Fallible Church of Rome. by Christopher Yip, 2001, May 31

(_ The sins of the apostles do not invalidate the infallibility of their message by Matthew Tan Yew Hock, 2001, Jun 05

(_ True for the Apostles but different for the Popes ... by Christopher Yip, 2001, Jun 05

4. The Catholic Church Includes Many Non-Roman Catholics by Matthew Tan Yew Hock, 2001, May 31

1. They are ALL followers of the Church of Rome, just different rites. by Christopher Yip, 2001, May 31

(_ They are ancient Churches everywhere - all part of the 2000-year-old Catholic Church. eom by Matthew Tan Yew Hock, 2001, Jun 05

(_ Correction (again!) - Part of the ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, not the Catholic Church of Christ. Tsk tsk. (eom) by Christopher Yip, 2001, Jun 05

(_ Thanks for your admission that the RCC is the 2000-year-old Catholic Church of Pope Stephen, Zosimus. by Matthew Tan Yew Hock, 2001, Jun 06

(_ 2nd Try: " Correction (again!) - Part of the ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, not the Catholic Church of Christ. Tsk tsk. (eom) by Christopher Yip, 2001, Jun 07

5. Reflections on the Sack of Constantinople in 1204 and Lesser-Known Byzantine Atrocities by Matthew Tan Yew Hock, 2001, May 31

1. Greek Atrocities Against the Latins by Matthew Tan Yew Hock, 2001, Jun 05

1. Past Reunion Efforts Disrupted (Due to Islamic Occupation)? by Matthew Tan Yew Hock, 2001, Jun 05

1. A Fine Example of Roman Catholic Apologists' History Writing (long but worthwhile). by Christopher Yip, 2001, Jun 07

2. Tit for tat eh? by Christopher Yip, 2001, Jun 05

1. Good. I am NOT replying to Christodoulos. So, the Pope condemned those Crusaders who abused their missions. eom. by Matthew Tan Yew Hock, 2001, Jun 06

1. You Wish So Simple, eh? by Christopher Yip, 2001, Jun 07

2. Pope Innocent III - The Crusades and His "AGENDA" ??? by Matthew Tan Yew Hock, 2001, Jun 06

1. Pope Innocent III: "The Crusade must not attack Christians" ; He Condemned the Crusaders. by Matthew Tan Yew Hock, 2001, Jun 06

1. Let the Eastern Orthodox Enlighten Dave Armstrong. by Christopher Yip, 2001, Jun 08

(_ Time for Christopher to DO PENANCE. Pope Innocent III vindicated once again ! by Matthew Tan Yew Hock, 2001, Jun 13

2. Yet Another Glowing Example of Mere Assertions. by Christopher Yip, 2001, Jun 08

6. Rome's Orthodoxy Never Fails. by Matthew Tan Yew Hock, 2001, May 31

2. Pope's Most Delicate Trip by Matthew Tan Yew Hock, 2001, May 31

4. The Pope's Most Delicate Trip? A Preview by Matthew Tan Yew Hock, 2001, May 31

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