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Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Director
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E- mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.ArmenianOrthodoxChurch.org/
PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
HIS HOLINESS POPE BENEDICT XVI AND CATHOLICOS ARAM I EXCHANGE LETTERS
After his trip to Lebanon, Pope Benedict XVI sent a personal letter to
Catholicos Aram I, expressing his high regard for the Armenian Church and
particularly for the Catholicosate of Cilicia, and expressing his regret for
not meeting with him at the Catholicosate of Cilica to discuss ecumenical
issues with him.
In his response, His Holiness Aram I reminded His Holiness the Pope of the
long-standing relationship between the two churches founded on theological
discussions and ecumenical relations since the Kingdom of Cilicia. The
Catholicos then shared with Pope Benedict XVI his concern for the Christian
presence in the Middle East and the need for all churches in the region to
work together in order to affirm the rights of Christians in the region.
At the end of the letter, Catholicos Aram I welcomed the recent Catholic
Bishops' Synod on The New Evangelization for the Transmission of the
Christian Faith and then added, "The Church cannot remain indifferent to
what is happening in the World. Fifty years ago Vatican II responded to the
world events of that time. Therefore, I would propose you to begin
preparations for a Vatican III that would impact all churches.
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Director
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E- mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.ArmenianOrthodoxChurch.org/
PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
HIS HOLINESS POPE BENEDICT XVI AND CATHOLICOS ARAM I EXCHANGE LETTERS
After his trip to Lebanon, Pope Benedict XVI sent a personal letter to
Catholicos Aram I, expressing his high regard for the Armenian Church and
particularly for the Catholicosate of Cilicia, and expressing his regret for
not meeting with him at the Catholicosate of Cilica to discuss ecumenical
issues with him.
In his response, His Holiness Aram I reminded His Holiness the Pope of the
long-standing relationship between the two churches founded on theological
discussions and ecumenical relations since the Kingdom of Cilicia. The
Catholicos then shared with Pope Benedict XVI his concern for the Christian
presence in the Middle East and the need for all churches in the region to
work together in order to affirm the rights of Christians in the region.
At the end of the letter, Catholicos Aram I welcomed the recent Catholic
Bishops' Synod on The New Evangelization for the Transmission of the
Christian Faith and then added, "The Church cannot remain indifferent to
what is happening in the World. Fifty years ago Vatican II responded to the
world events of that time. Therefore, I would propose you to begin
preparations for a Vatican III that would impact all churches.