Subversive Christian Unity

Russian Orthodox Church likely not to attend Pan-Orthodox Council / OrthoChristian.Com That's game, set and match, then. Previously , the Antiochian and Bulgarian churches pulled out. 'via Blog this'

This does not have to do with Christian unity, directly, but it does have to do with how Pope Francis looks at things, something that has bearing on efforts toward unity within Christendom. I have reported on many " Francisisms " and am now thinking of discontinuing my coverage of this pope's predilection for saying startling things that later have to be re-explained or even walked back by the rest of the Catholics. I suppose that by now everyone who is paying attention to Catholicism has developed some idea of how to take Pope Francis. The Washington Times - Monday, June 9, 2014 For the first time in Vatican history, the pope allowed for the reading of Islamic prayers and Koran readings from the Catholic facility. The readings and prayer came as Pope Francis met with Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Vatican City... Read more: Vatican makes history: Pope allows Islamic prayers, Koran readings - Washington Times

Balamand, June 6, 2016  "ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN PAN-ORTHODOX COUNCIL UNTIL ISSUES ARE RESOLVED - ANTIOCHIAN SECRETARIAT" From the secretariart of the Antiochian Patriarchate: During the course of its seventh exceptional session still open since the 25th of May 2016, the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Antioch held a meeting on the 6th of June 2016 presided by His Beatitude Patriarch John X and in the presence of Their Eminencies the Bishops, to study the positions of the Autocephalous Orthodox Churches...  ... the Bulgarian Church issued, on the 1st of June 2016, a synodical decision in which it mentioned its reservations and asked His All Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch to postpone the convening of the Great Council to  a later date while actively continuing its preparatory works, otherwise it refrains from taking part in it. Read more:  Antiochian Orthodox Church will not participate in Pan-Orthodox Council until issues are resolved