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    THE ARMENIAN CHURCH: MOTHER SEE OF HOLY ETCHMIADZIN, ARMENIA

    His Holiness Karekin II Congratulates Newly Elected Pope Francis

    Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Information Services 14 March, 2013

    On March 14, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos
    of All Armenians congratulated His Holiness Francis, Pope, Bishop of
    Rome and leader of the Catholic Church on his election.

    The Pontifical congratulations stated in part:

    "Dear Brother in Christ,

    On the joyous occasion of Your election as successor to the Holy
    See of St. Peter, we convey to Your Holiness greetings of fraternal
    love and congratulations. We pray that the Lord will grant to your
    Holiness a most fruitful pontificate blessed with many ever-lasting
    accomplishments for the glory of God and the splendor of the Church
    of Christ.

    We fondly remember our meetings and prayers together with Your Holiness
    in Argentina, during which we came to know you as a good shepherd,
    and a courageous, wise, and just Church Leader. We are happy to avow
    Your sincere love and affection shown towards the Armenian people.

    It is also spiritually comforting that the historical relationship
    between our Churches has been distinguished with fraternal warmth. We
    greatly value the significant progress that our Churches have made, a
    result of the collaborative efforts undertaken during the pontificates
    of ourselves and our predecessors. This has been manifested through
    mutual visits and elaborated through many educational and charitable
    programs.

    It is our prayer that our cooperative efforts will continue to
    grow into the future and that the relations between our two sister
    Churches will blossom with new achievements for the sake of meeting
    the challenges facing humanity, and in promoting and fortifying the
    dialogue and solidarity between nations and religions."

    http://www.armenianchurch.org/index.jsp?sid=3&classID=-1000&nid=2327&y=2013&m=2&d=14&lng=en

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