Turkey has invited Pope Benedict XVI to visit in 2006, reports CNN.com.Turkey has invited Pope Benedict XVI  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. to visit in 2006, reports CNN.com. Orthodox Patriarch patriarch, in the Biblepatriarch (pā`trēärk), in biblical tradition, one of the antediluvian progenitors of the race as given in Genesis (e.g., Seth) or one of the ancestors of the Jews (e.g. Bartholomew of Constantinople had originally issued an invitation for 2005 at Benedict's election, and the pope was eager to accept as a sign of his commitment to ecumenism ecumenism Movement toward unity or cooperation among the Christian churches. The first major step in the direction of ecumenism was the International Missionary Conference of 1910, a gathering of Protestants. . The Vatican, however, had to await an official invitation from the government, which was concerned because Of the former Cardinal Ratzinger's opposition to Turkey joining the European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community . As reason for the year delay the government cited its desire to make progress in freedom for religious minorities before Benedict's arrival. |
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