Home

Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II calls for dialogue & unity with the Indian Orthodox Malanakra Church

Damascus: His Holiness Mor Ignatius Aphrem II Patriarch of Antioch and All East, Super Head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church has called for constructive dialogue with Indian Orthodox Malankara Church. His Holiness the Patriarch has instructed for dialogue with Church of in the message send to headquarters of the Syriac Orthodox Church. Holy Synod of the Syriac Orthodox Church India under the Chairmanship of His Beatitude Baselios Thomas I – Catholicose and Metropolitan Trustee is to discuss several internal matters of the church.

Indian Orthodox Church had positively responded for an earlier call of dialogue by the Syriac orthodox Patriarchate. His Holiness Tawadros II – Pope & Patriarch of Alexandria of the Coptic Orthodox Church had expressed his at most desire to mediate conciliar unity between the Syriac and Indian Orthodox Churches during a meeting with Fr. Dr. K. M. George (Special envoy of Baselios Paulose II- Catholicos) .

OCP Chancellor during the month of May 2014 also urged for a meeting with the Patriarch of Antioch and Catholicos of the East.

The call by Ignatius Aphrem II for peace and unity is considered to a very positive and hopeful step to end the age old schism between the Indian Orthodox Malankara and the Syraic Orthodox Church of Antioch and all East. Pan- Orthodox experts are also hoping for a meeting with Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II and Catholicos Baselios Paulose II in near future.

Source:
OCP News Service