The Russian Catholic primate on Friday hailed Thursday's agreement that reunited the Moscow-based Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia."The bridging of divisions between Christians always means triumph of a love that overcomes everything; it is an instance of direct obedience to the commandment of Christ, 'That they may all be one'; it is a good example for all people who are divided, an example not only for Christians, and not only for believers," Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz said in a letter to the Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia.
"The healing of the schism and the eucharistic reunification of Orthodox Christians will have a deep peacemaking effect on the entire Russian society, on the hearts and minds of our compatriots living both in Russia and outside of it," Kondrusiewicz said.
He also expressed hope that the pact, signed in Moscow, would spur dialogue between the Russian Orthodox and Catholic Churches.
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