Archbishop will not pray with Pope

Athens - Greek Orthodox leader Archbishop Christodoulos will not pray with Pope John Paul when he visits Athens next week but…

Athens - Greek Orthodox leader Archbishop Christodoulos will not pray with Pope John Paul when he visits Athens next week but will lecture him on 1,000 years of disputes between the two churches.

Archbishop Christodoulos has been instructed to lay out for the Pope all Orthodox grievances, many stemming from the Great Schism in 1054 which divided Christianity into Eastern and Western branches.

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