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Greek metropolitan urges Moscow and Ecumenical Patriarchate to resume dialogue
Metropolitan Nektarios of Corfu urged renewed dialogue between the Russian and Ecumenical Orthodox Churches.
He said the two churches face serious disagreements over church rules and authority, shaped by historical and geopolitical tensions.
He said dialogue could offer a path to restoring unity without giving up canonical principles or the truth.
Nektarios called for patience, sincerity and mutual respect in discussions.
He also stressed that the Church should preserve its spiritual freedom from political authorities.
He argued that church unity matters more than a temporary standoff.
He did not describe any planned talks or say when dialogue might resume.
Metropolitan Nektarios of Corfu urged the Russian and Ecumenical Orthodox Churches to resume meaningful dialogue.
He said dialogue could help overcome their rift and restore unity.
He described their current difficulties as serious, involving canonical and ecclesiological issues as well as historical and geopolitical contradictions.
Nektarios said the Church should preserve its spiritual freedom from political authorities.
He said the unity of the Church is more valuable than any temporary standoff.
- Who
- Metropolitan Nektarios of Corfu, Paxoi, and the Diapontian Islands, a bishop of the Church of Greece.
- What
- He urged the Russian and Ecumenical Orthodox Churches to resume meaningful dialogue.
- When
- November 8, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- He said dialogue could address serious canonical and ecclesiological differences, alongside historical and geopolitical contradictions.
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- Speaker
- Metropolitan Nektarios of Corfu, Paxoi, and the Diapontian Islands
- Church
- Church of Greece
- Date
- November 8, 2026
- Proposed path
- Resumption of meaningful dialogue
- Issues cited
- Canonical and ecclesiological issues, historical and geopolitical contradictions
What people are saying
I still believe that a path to restoring unity exists - through the resumption of meaningful dialogue.
The unity of the Church is more valuable than any temporary standoff.