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A notícia é de sábado. O núncio apostólico do Vaticano na Rússia disse, na assembleia dos bispos católicos, que o diálogo com a Igreja Ortodoxa é necessário. Um recado claro numa altura em que todas as vozes do Vaticano – incluindo Bento XVI – aparecem a manifestar-se pelo degelo entre católicos e ortodoxos na Rússia. Vale a pena registar o que conta a Asia News:

 Nuncio in Russia: dialogue with Orthodox a must

At the closing of the plenary session of the Conference of Catholic Bishops, Mgr Mennini made a call for ecumenism, “fulfillment of Christ’s will to unity among Christians”. Saratov (AsiaNews) – The Apostolic Nuncio in Russia, Mgr Antonio Mennini, has once more emphasised the importance of Orthodox-Catholic dialogue. He was speaking yesterday at the close of the 23rd plenary session of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Russia. “Ecumenical activity is not just a choice made by certain clergymen, but the fulfillment of Christ’s will to unity among Christians,” said the Vatican representative.The Conference’s general secretary, Fr Igor Kovalevsky, said participants of the plenary had paid particular attention to inter-confessional and inter-religious dialogue.