Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew I called for dialogue in Ukraine
Fedor Smirnov. Pope Francis and Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I spoke signed in Istanbul mutual Declaration for dialogue between the parties of the Ukrainian conflict.
The head of the Roman Catholic Church is located in Turkey on a three-day official visit, during which he met with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, head of the Department for religious Affairs of Turkey (Diyanet) in which Hermasa, Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I, as well as with refugees from Iraq and Syria.
" We pray for peace in Ukraine, a country with ancient Christian traditions, and urge all parties to follow the path of dialogue and compliance with international law in order to end the conflict and allow the Ukrainians to live in harmony, " said the Declaration, signed by Francis and Bartholomew I on Sunday.
Francis and Bartholomew I found unlawful in the Declaration of the persecution of Christians in the Syrian Arab Republic and Iraq, and called for constructive dialogue with Islam, based on " mutual respect and friendship ".
" Inspired by common values and fraternal feelings, Muslims and Christians are called to work together for justice, peace and respect for the rights of every person, the most in those regions where they lived peacefully for centuries and are now suffering because of the horrors of war, " said the Declaration.
Pope Francis became the fourth Pontiff, who visited Turkey. The first in this country arrived Pope Paul VI in 1967. Then in 1979, Turkey was visited by Pope John Paul II. The last Pontiff, who visited Turkey, began in 2006, Pope Benedict XVI.
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