Dialogue is needed even with these fundamentalists dialogue. I would assume that from a technical-organizational point of view (the conduct of the meeting) it was a good solution, but not at the strategic level. The meeting was prepared in secret because Patriarch Kirill did not want to have any dialogue with them. ![]() The flight to Cuba reveals that the Patriarch Kirill knows this only too well: there can be no dialogue with those who struggle for the purity of Orthodoxy and it is almost impossible to convince them otherwise. However, speaking of fleeing to Cuba, a more straightforward interpretation cannot be ruled out: if the meeting had been held at a closer quarter, then those marginal elements and the entire Council of Bishops would have attended it with one question on their minds: Are the bishops betraying the Holy orthodoxy. So, why did Patriarch Kirill flee to Cuba? The official version is that he went to Cuba to avoid the shadow of those problems in Catholic-Orthodox relations that exist in Europe and which have not yet been resolved. He has no obvious enemies in the episcopate those few who remain among the clergy are mostly marginal figures, while the laity can be simply ignored. He has also eliminated any possibility of serious opposition. ![]() Who compelled the powerful Patriarch Kirill to flee for 10 thousand kilometers? In seven years of patriarchy, he has been able to conduct an administrative reform in the Church, concentrating the greatest of powers in his own hands. ![]() The telecast of this meeting was highly effective, and the place where the event took place - 10 thousand kilometers from Moscow - ruled out any random witnesses. Moscow (AsiaNews) - The meeting between Moscow Patriarch Kirill and Pope Francis was a real surprise for the entire Russian Church.
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