Potific recalled the common roots of Christians.
During his visit to Greece, Pope Francis met with the Archbishop of Athens and All Hellas, His Beatitude Jerome, and in an address to him he apologized to the Orthodox for the erroneous decisions of the Catholics.
This is reported by Vatican News.
According to the pontiff, those actions and decisions that led to the division between Christians “had nothing to do with Jesus and the Gospel and were dictated primarily by the desire for profit and power.”
Pope Rimsky remembered the roots that unite Catholics and Orthodox, and noted that all disagreements arose later.
“History has its weight, and today here I feel the need to ask again to seek forgiveness from God and brothers for the mistakes committed by many Catholics, “he said.
Pope Francis also called on Christians to” help each other, worship God and serve others without proselytizing. ”
Recall that recently the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Svyatoslav Shevchuk said that Pope Francis is expected to visit Ukraine in the near future.
