{"id":1400,"date":"2009-04-13T05:57:25","date_gmt":"2009-04-13T13:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/?p=1400"},"modified":"2009-04-13T05:57:25","modified_gmt":"2009-04-13T13:57:25","slug":"kirill-working-toward-slavic-unity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/religious-news\/kirill-working-toward-slavic-unity\/","title":{"rendered":"Kirill Working Toward Slavic Unity"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nMetropolitan Kirill<\/em><\/p>\n

COGwriter<\/a><\/p>\n

Byelorussian President Alexander Lukashenko met with head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Kirill:<\/p>\n

13 April 2009, 14:48<\/span><\/p>\n

Lukashenko hopes Russian Church to actively help in strengthening Slavic unity<\/h3>\n

Minsk, April 13, Interfax \u2013 Byelorussian President Alexander Lukashenko believes the Russian Orthodox Church will be more active in building unity between Byelorussia and Russia.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe much anticipate and believe that the Russian Orthodox Church should become a more active participant in the process of uniting our states, and perhaps even in uniting Slavic civilization based on Byelorussia, Ukraine and Russia,\u201d Lukashenko told journalists in Minsk speaking on the results of his Friday meeting with Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.<\/p>\n

\u201cI asked the Patriarch to get involved in these questions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

According to Lukashenko, he informed Patriarch Kirill about Byelorussian-Russian relations, \u201cabout the problems that are not worth sixpence, but suppress creating of this center of Slavic, Orthodox civilization.\u201d<\/p>\n

He is convinced that \u201cthe Church shouldn\u2019t stand apart from the processes (of allied building – IF<\/em>).<\/p>\n

Commenting on a long conversation he had with the Patriarch, the Byelorussian head confessed, \u201cWe were very frank. God forbid anyone could ever learn what and how we were talking. It\u2019s our private matters connected with our Slavic unity.\u201d<\/p>\n

The President said they also discussed relations between Orthodox and Catholic Churches and Patriarch Kirill \u201copened his eyes on many issues.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lukashenko also stressed that Patriarch Kirill stood for \u201cstrengthening the entire Christian world\u201d and the Russian Church Primate \u201cdoesn\u2019t reject Catholics, the Catholic world.\u201d http:\/\/www.interfax-religion.com\/?act=news&div=5920<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The result of these meetings is likely to assist in the formation of a new ecumenical religion that will, for a while, be accepted around the world.\u00a0 However, Bible prophecy indicates that Russia (and apparently the rest of the Russian Orthodox) will eventually cause trouble for the leaders of this coming world religion.<\/p>\n

Some articles of related interest may include:<\/em><\/p>\n

Russia: Its Origins and Prophesied Future<\/a> Where do the Russians come from? What is prophesied for Russia? What will it do to the Europeans that supported the Beast in the end?
\nSome Similarities and Differences Between the Orthodox Church and the Living Church of God<\/a> Both groups claim to represent the original Christian faith. Do you know much about them? Both groups have some amazing similarities and some major differences. Do you know what they are?
\nOrthodox Must Reject Unity with the Roman Catholics<\/a> The Bible warns the Orthodox against this unity as do some Catholic prophecies.\u00a0 The Orthodox need to heed these warnings now.
\nWhich Is Faithful: The Roman Catholic Church or the Living Church of God?<\/a> Do you know that both groups shared a lot of the earliest teachings? Do you know which church changed? Do you know which group is most faithful to the teachings of the apostolic church? Which group best represents true Christianity? This documented article answers those questions. Portugu\u00eas: Qual \u00e9 fiel: A igreja cat\u00f3lica romana ou a igreja viva do deus?<\/a> Tambien Espa\u00f1ol: Cu\u00e1l es fiel: \u00bfLa iglesia cat\u00f3lica romana o La Iglesia del Dios Viviente?<\/a> Auch: Deutsch: Welches zuverl\u00e4ssig ist: Die R\u00f6misch-katholische Kirche oder die lebende Kirche von Gott?<\/a>
\nApostolic Succession<\/a> What really happened? Did structure and beliefs change? Are many of the widely-held current understandings of this even possible? Did you know that Catholic scholars really do not believe that several of the claimed \u201capostolic sees\u201d of the Orthodox have apostolic succession\u2013despite the fact that the current pontiff himself seems to wish to ignore this view?\u00a0 Is there actually a true church that has ties to any of the apostles that is not part of the Catholic or Orthodox churches?\u00a0 Read this article if you truly are interested in the truth on this matter!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Metropolitan Kirill COGwriter Byelorussian President Alexander Lukashenko met with head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Kirill: 13 April 2009, 14:48 Lukashenko hopes Russian Church to actively help in strengthening Slavic unity Minsk, April 13, Interfax \u2013 Byelorussian President Alexander Lukashenko believes the Russian Orthodox Church will be more active in building unity between Byelorussia […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-religious-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t