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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
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