Source: http://www.catholicnewsagency.com - Saturday, November 29, 2014
Vatican City, Nov 29, 2014 / 01:31 pm ( CNA/EWTN News ).- In a fraternal gesture Pope Francis asked for the blessing of Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, who marked a historic moment in ecumenical dialogue by kissing the head of the Bishop of Rome. “At the end the Pope asked the patriarch to bless him, and the Patriarch kissed him,” Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi recounted to journalists in a Nov. 29 press briefing. “It’s not the first time, I already saw the Pope asking for the blessing of another brother, but this familiar way of the Patriarch kissing Pope’s head (is a first).” The emotional moment came at the end of a busy second day during Pope Francis’ Nov. 28-30 visit to Turkey. After celebrating Mass in Istanbul’s Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, the pontiff went on to pray Vespers with Patriarch Bartholomew in honor of the Nov. 30 feast of St. Andrew the Apostle, who is the patron and founder of the Orthodox Church. Special texts were written explicitly for the Pope’s visit. Once the Pope finished giving his address, he asked the patriarch for a favor: “to bless me and the Church of Rome.” He then bowed to receive the blessing and was embraced by the Patriarch, who traced the sign of the cross on the pontiff’s head and kissed it. “With this evening we are now in the ecumenical moment of brothers who pray together,” Fr. Lombardi said, noting how the Vatican is looking forward to the common declaration that w
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Vatican City, Nov 29, 2014 / 01:31 pm ( CNA/EWTN News ).- In a fraternal gesture Pope Francis asked for the blessing of Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, who marked a historic moment in ecumenical dialogue by kissing the head of the Bishop of Rome. “At the end the Pope asked the patriarch to bless him, and the Patriarch kissed him,” Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi recounted to journalists in a Nov. 29 press briefing. “It’s not the first time, I already saw the Pope asking for the blessing of another brother, but this familiar way of the Patriarch kissing Pope’s head (is a first).” The emotional moment came at the end of a busy second day during Pope Francis’ Nov. 28-30 visit to Turkey. After celebrating Mass in Istanbul’s Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, the pontiff went on to pray Vespers with Patriarch Bartholomew in honor of the Nov. 30 feast of St. Andrew the Apostle, who is the patron and founder of the Orthodox Church. Special texts were written explicitly for the Pope’s visit. Once the Pope finished giving his address, he asked the patriarch for a favor: “to bless me and the Church of Rome.” He then bowed to receive the blessing and was embraced by the Patriarch, who traced the sign of the cross on the pontiff’s head and kissed it. “With this evening we are now in the ecumenical moment of brothers who pray together,” Fr. Lombardi said, noting how the Vatican is looking forward to the common declaration that wfrom Top News on RSS Feeds http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/catholicnewsagency/dailynews-vatican/~3/_e0pn7C0DJY/
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