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THE
REPRESENTATIVE OF PATRIARCH ZAKKA IWAS I VISITS
HIS HOLINESS ARAM I
His Holiness Aram I received the representative of Patriarch Zakka I Iwas,
Spiritual Leader of the Syrian Orthodox Church in the St. Mary’s Monastery
in Bikfaya on July 19. The Metropolitan of Lebanon, Bishop George Saliba
conveyed the greetings of Patriarch Zakka I to His Holiness and
congratulated him on his successful achievement of reconciling between the
Coptic and Ethiopian Orthodox Churches.
The Pontiff talked about the various phases, which gradually led the two
churches to mutual understanding. He spoke about the joint declarations he
signed with Patriarch Paoulos in Addis Ababa and Patriarchs Shenouda III and
Abba Paulos in Cairo with respect to the reconciliation between the two
churches. The Pontiff and his guest also discussed issues related to the
meeting of the three Orthodox spiritual leaders of the Middle East, as well
as the upcoming meeting of the Middle East Council of Churches.
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