BENEDICT XVI CONGRATULATES KAREKIN II WITH THE DECADE MISSION OF SUPREME PATRIARCH
PanARMENIAN.Net
28.10.2009 12:55 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Pope Benedict XVI congratulated Karekin II with
the tenth anniversary of his election and enthronement as the Supreme
Patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church, by sending a message to
him today. The Pope told the Patriarch that he hopes the good relations
between the two Churches would "continue to grow in the years ahead."
In the Pope’s words, Karekin II’s work has been "remarkable," an
assessment that he went on to spell out in his message. The Pontiff
praised "the flourishing of new initiatives for the Christian education
of the young, for the training of clergy, the creation of new parishes,
the building of new churches and community centers, as well as the
promotion of Christian values in the social and cultural life of
the nation."