OL I,
June 1997, Washington , DC "Orientale Lumen" -
The Light from the East
Bishop Kallistos of Diokleia - "Pope
John Paul II's Apostolic Letter Orientale Lumen... is a letter
full of hope ... the Pope affirms: 'We have almost everything
in common.'"
Bishop Basil Losten - "Beyond
any question, Orientale Lumen is the most important Catholic
document on the Eastern Churches since the Second Vatican Council
... [it] is a remarkably rich document."
Bishop Nicholas Samra - "Pope
John Paul II ... makes a sincere and compassionate call for unity
... the pope is urging Eastern Christians - Catholic and Orthodox
- to know themselves better and to love and live their proper
tradition."
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