Russian Catholics hope Putin's meeting with Pope advances dialogue
12:02 GMT, Mar 16, 2007MOSCOW. March 16 (Interfax) - The head of the Roman Catholic
diocese of the Mother of God in Moscow Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz
called the results of Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent visit to
Pope Benedict XVI very important and inspiring.
"They said they were confident that solving the problems of the
modern world faced depended on interconfessional dialogue, and therefore
we may hope for closer cooperation between Russian Christians and
secular authorities in order to strengthen our society's moral
standards," Kondrusiewicz told Interfax on Friday.
"The very fact that the two influential leaders met demonstrates
the positive dynamic in relations between Russian and the Vatican. Both
countries have common views on many internationals issues and that gives
more room for further cooperation," he added.
The archbishop expressed the opinion that the Bari city
government's decision to return the St. Nicholas church to the Russian
Orthodox Church was "an act of historical justice" and that it would
help more Russians make the pilgrimage to the relics of the great
Christian saint.
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