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#286741 - 04/18/08 05:43 PM Pope in the U.S. and the Orthodox
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Anyone have an explanation why the Pope will not be visiting any Orthodox Churches during this visit to the U.S.?
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#286750 - 04/18/08 06:08 PM Re: Pope in the U.S. and the Orthodox [Re: Anna]
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Possibly a full schedule on his part, or possibly he is afraid of disrupting Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday schedules for the parishes with all of the intrusive security that would be required. This is not the best time of year to be having him visit most Orthodox Churches. Remember this week is the beginning of the services for Holy Week for Orthodox Christians.

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#286757 - 04/18/08 07:13 PM Re: Pope in the U.S. and the Orthodox [Re: Father Anthony]
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This is almost certainly true.
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#286782 - 04/19/08 02:28 AM Re: Pope in the U.S. and the Orthodox [Re: Prester John]
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I have heard of several Orthodox Bishops and Metropolitans who will be or who have already met with the Pope during his current visit to the United States.
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#286786 - 04/19/08 02:51 AM Re: Pope in the U.S. and the Orthodox [Re: Anna]
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Why should any explanation be required?
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#286799 - 04/19/08 07:33 AM Re: Pope in the U.S. and the Orthodox [Re: Father Anthony]
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 Originally Posted By: Father Anthony
Possibly a full schedule on his part, or possibly he is afraid of disrupting Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday schedules for the parishes with all of the intrusive security that would be required. This is not the best time of year to be having him visit most Orthodox Churches. Remember this week is the beginning of the services for Holy Week for Orthodox Christians.

In IC XC,
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Father, bless !

Well said.

-- John
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#286816 - 04/19/08 10:21 AM Re: Pope in the U.S. and the Orthodox [Re: harmon3110]
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I was just watching a clip on CNN.com of Pope Benedict speaking to the United Nations and they panned to the crowd of bishops and cardinals and there appeared to be an Orthodox (or I guess he could be Eastern Catholic) Bishop.
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#286818 - 04/19/08 10:51 AM Re: Pope in the U.S. and the Orthodox [Re: Katie g]
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I saw in the paper this morning that he met with some clergy and some of them were Orthodox. They had some sort of prayer service at St Joseph's Church. It is a German Catholic parish.
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#286839 - 04/19/08 03:30 PM Re: Pope in the U.S. and the Orthodox [Re: MrsMW]
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If that was the Saint Joseph's Church I'm thinking of (in lower Manhattan), it was Irish at one stage and German at another stage - it's an old, historic parish.

Fr. Serge
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#286858 - 04/19/08 08:00 PM Re: Pope in the U.S. and the Orthodox [Re: Serge Keleher]
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I have heard of several Orthodox Bishops and Metropolitans who will be or who have already met with the Pope during his current visit to the United States.


How many is "several" and who are they please.
I think Fr. Anthony has provided a very good answer. Because this is our Holy Week, most Orthodox hierarchy and clergy already have a very busy schedule .
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#286862 - 04/19/08 10:15 PM Re: Pope in the U.S. and the Orthodox [Re: Halia12]
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Check your Jurisdicational website.

Here is the OCA news: http://www.oca.org

Article posted: 4/16/2008 1:38 PM
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NEW YORK, NY [OCA Communications] -- His Beatitude, Metropolitan Herman, will be among the Orthodox Christian hierarchs attending an ecumenical gathering marking Pope Benedict XVI's first US visit at Saint Joseph Roman Catholic Church, an historic German parish in New York, NY, on Friday, April 18, 2008.

Accompanying Metropolitan Herman will be Archpriest Alexander Garklavs, OCA Chancellor; Archpriest Leonid Kishkovsky, Moderator of Christian Churches Together in the USA and the OCA’s Director of External Affairs and Interchurch Relations; Priest John Behr, Dean of Saint Vladimir’s Seminary, Crestwood, NY; Archpriest Chad Hatfield, Seminary Chancellor; and Archpriest John H. Erickson and Dr. Paul Meyendorff, members of the North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation.

Pope Benedict, who arrived in the US on April 15, also is slated to visit Washington, DC before his return to Rome on April 20.
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#286864 - 04/19/08 10:18 PM Re: Pope in the U.S. and the Orthodox [Re: Elizabeth Maria]
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Here is the http://www.goarch.org news:

Schedule of Events for Archbishop Demetrios of America for April 16 – 20, 2008

April 15, 2008

MEDIA ALERT

April 16-17 Washington, DC

April 16
10:30 a.m.
President Bush will welcome Pope Benedict XVI and invited religious leaders and dignitaries to the White House.

April 17
10:00 a.m. Archbishop Demetrios will attend the Papal Mass at Nationals Park.

April 18
6:00 p.m.
Archbishop Demetrios will attend a gathering for an Ecumenical Prayer Service with Pope Benedict XVI at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, 404 E. 87th St., NYC
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#286884 - 04/20/08 04:27 AM Re: Pope in the U.S. and the Orthodox [Re: Elizabeth Maria]
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Sorry, everyone - that's not the Saint Joseph's Church I was thinking of.

Fr. Serge
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#286895 - 04/20/08 11:16 AM Re: Pope in the U.S. and the Orthodox [Re: Anna]
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Here's information on the parish where the Ecumenical Prayer Service was held. St. Joseph's Yorkville:

http://stjosephsyorkville.org/
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#287020 - 04/21/08 03:25 PM Re: Pope in the U.S. and the Orthodox [Re: Edmac]
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 Originally Posted By: Edmac
Why should any explanation be required?


Agreed.
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