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Ecumenical Patriarch: "The Primate of Rome is a ministry of love within the Church"translated

September 5, 2026 · 1 min read

Ecumenical Patriarch: "The Primate of Rome is a ministry of love within the Church" romfea

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Barbara Wiśniewska

This sounds like an attempt to find a common language, but what exactly does the Patriarch mean by "diakonia of love" in practice? Because history shows that Rome understood this primat rather as power. Interesting statement, but I'm waiting for specifics.

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