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Russia: Catholic, Orthodox Churches Unite Against European Secularism |
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Written by Radio Free Europe
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Monday, 29 May 2006 10:00 |
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"Russia: Catholic, Orthodox Churches Unite Against European Secularism" "Russian Orthodox leaders have found it much easier to cooperate with the German Pope Benedict, says long-time Vatican watcher John Allen. "The fact that he is German has improved things given the traditional tensions between Russians and Poles. And I think that it is also true that both the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church are looking at what they would perceive is a climate of runaway secularism in much of Europe. And [they] perceive that they have much more in common with each other than that which divides them...."
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