Christianity needs protection on a global scale
After Wednesday's conversation between the chairman of the department for external relations of the church, Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfejev) of Volokolamsk, Pope Francis, he learned of a possible meeting in 2022 of representatives of Catholicism and Orthodoxy. Why is such a meeting really important? It is the same summit as in secular life, for example & nbsp; Russian-American summits. Only much rarer. And it is not a matter of giving up one's beliefs and interests, but of finding common ground in the fight for a safer and more spiritual world, in promoting one's values.
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And the two largest Christian churches have common values. Far from the last & ndash; maintaining the position of Christianity where it is directly threatened, especially in the Middle East and Africa. And churches are being emptied in Western Europe as well. The ROC, like the Roman Catholic Church, has a global responsibility. And Christianity must be protected on a global scale, including Western governments and other bearers of the principles of “new morality,” “ultraliberal values,” and Christianophobia. There is definitely a possibility of joint efforts here.
And the ROC's foreign policy positions must be defended. After all, other Orthodox primates will not come out of the Vatican, especially Bartholomew of Constantinople, a typical American puppet. It is clear that Patriarch Kirill will convey the position of the Orthodox Church to the Pope and to the entire Catholic world much more adequately, convincingly and consistently.
As past experience has shown, meetings in Havana can be understood even on such complex topics as Ukraine or the Middle East. The very fact of the meeting of the Patriarch of Moscow and the whole of Russia with Francis has the widest international response. This is a powerful signal to the whole world about peace. What is so important is for humanity to worry about the future. & Nbsp; New joint initiatives are also possible: after Havana, the persecution of Christians in various parts of the world in the West has ceased to be taboo. They started not only talking about her there, but also doing something. And important humanitarian and cultural exchanges took place after Havana. Anything that works against the disunity of nations and countries imposed by Washington should be welcomed. It is no coincidence that President Putin also met with all the last popes and congratulated Francis on his 85th birthday on December 17.
So let's wait for Patriarch Kirill to meet with the Pontiff after Easter next year. God help!