The Orthodox Christian Church's Patriarch Bartholomew

[@Black-lioness]

My heartfelt message to my orthodox brothers and sisters in Turkey...Be strong and don’t give up...may God guard you and protect you...from Orthodox Ethiopian

[@violetrose415]

❤

[@mabuzlouisofficial]

REAL STORY OF GODS AND CREATION. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3S5lGeoh7Foack

[@Baypipo21]

I am not happy as a Muslim and Turkish what happened to my Christian brothers and sisters . They should be welcomed to in Turkey

[@amykpop1]

@@Baypipo21 As a Christian living in Turkey I've never felt discriminated against due to my faith.

[@JoseMariadeManila-g3f]

@@amykpop1 - Tell that to Erdogan who stole the Hagia Sophia Church from the Greek Orthodox Church of St Andrew to turn it into a mosque, who would not allow them to expand their Churches and schools, who treat them as dhimmies. Patriarch Bartholomew, the Apostolic successor to the chair of St Andrew (the brother of St Peter), admits this, where they as Byzantine Christians are treated as 2nd class citizens - despite the fact that they (as Greeks) were the original ethnic people of Byzantium.

[@emreataoglu4850]

I am Turkish I was born as Muslim but I understood Christianity is the true way and I became Orthodox Christian.This government and people are prejudiced us. Pray for me brothers. Being Christian in the Turkey is very hard I tried to say my family and they think I became devil :D. Edit: Thank you to all my brothers, thanks for your supports and prays. God bless you. I shocked when I saw 193 comments and too many likes. After a year being Christian in Turkey still hard but I hope I am gonna take care of this. I'm very emotinal right now. Too many good answers too many good wishes and prays. I love all of u guys.

[@Lasharella]

God bless you stay strong my brother god is good and loves you very much and will protect you and even if we have to suffer for lord so let it be I think it’s a blessing!

[@amerika3171]

Im not religious but i wish you the best bro

[@Lafayette320]

May our Lord God continue to bless you, "We Darn Boyz," for your Christ inspired witness as part of the Holy Church of Constantinople, the Great Church of Christ, a "martyred church" according to the witness of Patriarch Athenagoras of Blessed Memory, the 268th successor to St. Andrew the First Called Apostle..

[@areopolitis1]

Well done brother ! Know that before the turkish invasion in Anatolia ( the land of East - in greek - Anatoli means East) the Rums = the Christian Greeks of Byzantium were the biggest people in all Europe , about 14 millions . By the time the turkish othoman state islamised by sword and violence most of the Christians . So you returned to your roots , to the christian religion of your real ancestors. Know the truth and the truth will liberate you. Jesus Christ bless you.

[@sebastiaosalgado1979]

Congratulations for your courage!

[@Flyfishing1267-t1e]

Not second to the pope. Every bishop is equal according to the Orthodox Church

[@ClanLcps]

WHat about when the Byzantiums destroyed latin church's and Latin Holy Eucharist ?

[@bspokos]

ClanLcps read the history of croissant at 1204...

[@elenireboutzakou5330]

Teddy Theodoris y

[@aldoalfaro4637]

No, the Pope is considered the first among equal... but we all know that Jesus wanted to give a special rol to Peter, the Pope's successor.... you just need to open the Gospel and see it. Orthodox churches are having discussions with Rome on how his primacy could affect the government of their churches if they come in unity with Peter.

[@ytmember1]

The Catholic "Bishop" contradicts and refuses to obey the Bible.... "A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;" (1 Timothy 3:2) And that is only the tip of the lying iceberg that is the false church of catholicism/orthodoxixm.

[@wakkinito]

I'm a Roman Catholic and I pray that God would protect and bless his Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew and our Orthodox brothers and sisters in Turkey.

[@gdienforcer7870]

Pray that we might one day Unite withe our orthodox brethren

[@Research0digo]

don't you mean your underlings??

[@cristianculetu5081]

wakkinito the problem with Catholic Church is that the pope is not allowed to married .. that why all urges come from the catholic popes .you guys will say Jesus wasn’t married . That’s true but popes are human being.

[@Lion-rs2qy]

beautiful words beautiful jesus

[@meganegbert8570]

Tyrone Koumoundouros I’ve come to notice that the Orthodox are quite hateful towards the Catholics, while Catholics are much more pleasant to the Orthodox. i.e. the comment you replied to

[@marija03]

I'm Ex Muslim from İstanbul there is many other young people like me in our church , I'm sure God will Make Turkey Christian again. Dear brothers and sisters pray for us

[@selamleethiopia5675]

God be with you The blood of Jesus cover you Love you God be with again

[@booktendersclub1110]

You are delusional. Turkey becoming more atheist is more likely than being Christian.

[@smichastine]

God bless you

[@ramoncastillo2900]

May the Mother of God protect you Özlem

[@moslemswarrior556]

@@booktendersclub1110 shut up Indonesian people. You don't know anything about HISTORY. Your prophet is delusional you know? He never spit the moon, he never fly with bouraq. It is stupid and fool story' you know?

[@athanatos22]

I am Catholic and I am praying for my Orthodox brothers. We may have differences but I believe in the spirit of respect.

[@areopolitis1]

The differences have just ecclesiastic and cultural character because of historical reasons and because the geocraphical and political distance between Rome and Constantinople . We accept exactly the same dogmas and the Credo of Ecumenical Synods. In reality Romacatholicisme and Greekorthodoxy are the two faces of the same coin.

[@nkotur]

​​​@@areopolitis1 Same credo? "Filioque" not important for you? They rejected original credo of Holy Fathers established in Nicaea, and change it! We are not same religion at all.

[@clivejames5058]

@@areopolitis1 If you respect the Holy Spirit, you would not be Roman Catholic as they completely ignored Scripture (read your Nicene Creed you say at Mass each time and compare it with John 15:26).

[@areopolitis1]

@@clivejames5058 I am Greekorthodox.

[@cristianculetu5081]

May God help and protect Christians in Turkey

[@jaynepoullos9344]

We love our Christian brothers & sisters in Constantinople and stand united in heart and soul with them. "CHRIST IS ON OUR MIDST; HE IS, AND ALWAYS SHALL BE!" (from the Divine Liturgy). In prayer and with love & respect from the Greek Orthodox Community of St. Sophia Cathedral in Los Angeles, California.

[@lookatmyprofilepicture2796]

Asia minor not turkey

[@cristianfuentes2597]

Too late so sad

[@FearTheNorth]

Asia Minor*

[@orthodoxchristiansaints4908]

We DO NOT HAVE A POPE!!!! The head of the Orthodox Christian Church is Jesus Christ himself!!! JESUS CHRIST IS OUR LEADER AND SAVIOR!

[@GlowofaGhost]

St John of San Fransisco Orthodox Christian Church amen 🙏🏼!!!

[@nonamenolastname8600]

And he is dead

[@wisdommorepreciousthanrubi8321]

Amen

[@Based_Ah]

Preach

[@Mrcrisis2012]

NO..the Orthodox Church does not teach the word of God...they have images and burn candles...that is a false doctrine..they don't teach John 3:3-16..and one mediator between man And God 1Tim 2;5 ..no bishop no Pope..it's false.doctrine and not of Christ! gty.org for proper doctrinal teaching

[@rusty1551]

His quarters show that Orthodox Christians don’t need flashy buildings to be amazing

[@Lion-rs2qy]

that's right

[@krist-yonnarain7786]

You do realize the pope doesn’t live in St. Peter’s basilica. Nor does any catholic priest live in their churches.

[@mootie9115]

All he needs is god

[@isaacverhelst3983]

The EP was forced into those areas because of building restrictions imposed on them by the Ottomans. In response to the point about St. Peter’s, that’s correct, the pope doesn’t live there. However, the traditional residence of the pope is the Apostolic Palace, which is INCREDIBLY bougie

[@mariomakiling2598]

You forgot the patriarch owns the aya sofia before

[@davidstar5008]

You know, I never thought as much of the Patriarch as I should. I never thought of the sufferings he must go through. We must remember the extreme suffering Middle Eastern Christians go through, and yet their steadfast determination to stay in their home land. God bless them! Christ is Risen!

[@hermanambriz]

Indeed he is risen.

[@nicksterr2086]

Truly, he has risen! ✝️🇬🇷

[@ceefortunato3117]

**FYI I am on my gf's phone/YT profile being lazy to grab my phone or at least sign off/in haha, meaning obviously that is not me in the pic to the left but more obviously my gf haha. Just being honest and keeping it real with the truth. My names' Joey.** Anyways, I have to agree. I have lately had increasing/revisited "problems" with YAH Patr. Bartholomew I regarding some actions and beliefs he has taken and stated, as well as "causes" or groups he has supported or drawn closer to in varying ways. I certainly see how and why others feel the same, and accordingly distance and even ultimately disconnect. However, I like to think (hope) that it is more nuanced/less literally what it appears at times simply from the exterior/surface. But nonetheless, as you stated previously- the circumstances among others as well presented and shared in this story have a sort of inevitable humbling process let alone a reminder to us to not judge lest we judged 2x. God Bless You, the EO and all Patriarchs/chates, clergy and all laity in the One Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Orthodox Church.

[@karinparaskevikilimci6787]

I'm an Orthodox Christian and I live in Istanbul, Turkey. Turkey wasn't a Muslim country untill the Erdoğan came to power of the country. Because of the government, Turkey became a Muslim country. And the government plans to use Hagia Sophia as mosque. I'm against it! Being a Christian in Turkey is so hard. Everyone thinks that Jesus Christ is a prophet and they think, we believe 3 gods!

[@itzgotenks1693]

Karin Paraskevi Kilimci May god bless you. Read saint Paisios prophecies. Erdogan and his People will Suffer among with turkey. And turkey will stop to exist and get seperated by greeks Armenian and Kurds. But read or Listen the whole prophecy

[@dellchica2373]

Keep the faith!! DEUS VULT!!

[@shiningdiamond5046]

I refuse to call it Turkey. Byzantium forever.

[@moow950]

Catherine H. Turkey will never ever be a member of the EU

[@Research0digo]

Where on earth did you come from, the worst comedic school in the world? Turkey became Muslim after Erdogan?! PlanS to make the Hagia Sophia a mosque? How is Erdogan's regime (I'll give you that) planning on rotating it to orient itself toward Mecca, pray tell? Being Orthodox CATHOLIC, you should know exactly WHY Muslims think (all) Christians are polytheistic. How about shutting up and begin doing yourself and your countrymen a favor - demonstrate against his clamp-down on the media!

[@jorgeosuna4401]

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[@orthoglobus]

May Christ Who, took all our pains on His cross, to strengthen you and your wife. Amen

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

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[@fr.jamesrosselli9701]

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[@steelrose7342]

🙏 Just pray for you. May God free you for this addiction.

[@rweerakkody4565]

Its really sad to see Turkish Christians suffer this way, so much like Coptic Christians. I see an obvious parallel but I wont go further into that. At the end of the day, humans forget humanity and prioritise dubious and hateful ideologies in the guise of truth.

[@Lion-rs2qy]

that is so true and very wise

[@1212Artemis]

They're Greek Christians.

[@wes6363]

Rick Fredrick - No, dude, they're ethmically and linguistically Turkish the only Greek thing about them is their rite of orthodoxy

[@tessalogan586]

When you say suffer , remember how Jesus suffered for humanity .

[@Stephen-uz8dm]

@Rick some of them are ethnically anatolian or turk some are greek. Lots were deported.

[@PuzzL_]

As a roman catholic, this is heart breaking to see these people unable to practice their faith the way tradition calls for simply because of indifference from their government.

[@mabuzlouisofficial]

REAL STORY OF GODS AND CREATION. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3S5lGeoh7Foack

[@dawitgayele6341]

Orthodox religion is the most peaceful religion in the world.

[@sethwarner644]

Thank you

[@magnuschristianssen8999]

Dawit G Ayele really? they persecuted many peoples needlessly.

[@greekguytalks]

Magnus they were not orthodox they may have been christians yes

[@filomenolaput]

Peaceful????? Just watch what they did at the Sancto Sepulchre in Jerusalem, fist fighting and hitting broomstick during prayers before hundreds of pilgrims. This happened less than 10 years ago!!!!! All done in the defence of Orthodox.

[@ranstra12]

Has anyone ever heard of Jehovah's Witnesses? They are the true peacemakers. They war with no one.

[@ge0rgi0]

The Patriarch is not second to the pope. Huge mistake.

[@BlackandGold83]

+ge0rgi0 According to the old hierarchy, it is like this: 1. Rome 2. Constantinople 3. Alexandria 4. Antiochia 5. Jerusalem.

[@ge0rgi0]

BlackandGold83 that was the old hierarchy, yes. currently for the orthodox church primary patriarch is the one of Constantinople.

[@BlackandGold83]

+ge0rgi0 Yes, on that I agree. I think they tried to make a connection to the old christian church, which I approve of.

[@arthegor]

+BlackandGold83 If you go deeper into this you'll learn the all the hierarchies are equal in rights just as Justinian made it during his reign. But the Pope thinks otherwise and spread his erronate teachings.

[@ge0rgi0]

***** Damascus was one of the five churches, others were rome, constantinople, alexandria, jerusalem. Christianity started in that region, based on Greek / Greek speaking populations.

[@invinciblecucumber]

He is NOT like pope! Bad journalism!

[@ShqiperiaOrtodoks]

Yes he is now like pope !! He is a heretic !

[@liazoe6568]

He is like the pope thank you very much and sorry and the pope isn’t like him

[@greekguytalks]

ΜΑΛΑΚΑ he is bigger and above any pope

[@userPs91victory]

I wish you define the duties of a POPE. I am Catholic and I am very unhappy with Francis with these horrible sex scandals, same sex marriage, SYNOD and lies all against the commandment of God.

[@Research0digo]

welcome to America :(

[@suzita4019]

Your Holiness. I love you with all of my heart. I have always been a follower of our Almighty Father in Heaven. I was surrounded by Nuns most of my life. I have had a very traumatic past. But my parents who had adopted me from the age of two years old. Always kept me safe. They raised me in a safe and clean environment. My Father was a Sargent Major in Gibraltar where I was born. My Father is in heaven with the Lord. He was such a wonderful Father. And I miss him so very much. Thank you your Holiness for sharing your Light and Love to the World. This is how we should worship our Lord. As he shed his blood for our sins. To live a life of Love and Light. Amen

[@magicmagic5362]

Orthodox Eternal Glory.Empire of Romea.Greetings from Serbs our brothers.

[@OrthoAutist]

I thank God for leading me to the orthodox faith

[@Rose-re3lj]

+praise the Lord , for showing you the way!

[@yourfriend5571]

Orthodoxy is between the pagans and God worshiping, but really it is more pagan than worshiping God. Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church = sisters = Eternal death or you must repent.

[@stephanterblanche4597]

+your friend Yawn! Boring! Uninformed! Bigoted! Yaaaaawn! Sadly, what you have written above says everything about your brand of 'Christianity' and to what extend you have been transformed by it. Let me tell you about how the Orthodox faith, taught to the Apostles by Christ himself, and delivered to the church fathers once and for all, has transformed millions of Orthodox Christians for almost 2000 years. Literally millions of Orthodox Christians, from Eastern Europe to China in the East and from Russia in the north to Ethiopia in south have suffered and died for Christ over the past 2000 years - first during the Roman persecution of the Early Church, followed by the invading and conquering Muslims, then again under the Communists and most recently the slaughter of thousands in the Middle East under Isis. I do not recall any event in history where such great numbers of Satanists willingly laid down their lives for Satan. In fact our Lord and Saviour assured us, that if we love Him and follow Him, that we will be persecuted and killed for our faith. I will give you the benefit of the doubt and invite you to tell us about the persecution you have experienced due to your superior faith in Christ. Tell us how willing you are to die for Jesus, singing His praises and glorifying him....while your are be8ng crucified, or burnt or beheaded. Unfortunately their is no evidence of your dedication to our Lord in your loveless post above. It reminds me of 1 Corinthians 13:1 - If I.....have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. I pray that you find the Truth and that you will come home to the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church founded by the Holy Spirit on the very first Pentecost almost 2000 years ago. Love and peace to you my brother, from an Orthodox brother in Christ.

[@orthoking2722]

@@yourfriend5571 Christianity spread from this very spot to the rest of the world and without the early church father and the martyrs then christianity wouldn't have even reached you. So don't come and preach to us a revised westernized christianity when we preached the word to you first. Orthodoxy is the most beautiful and original christianity.

[@irinavasile2559]

Byzantine Warrior it s like comming back home

[@freedomislie]

As a Turkish citizen i feel ashamed while watching this. I hope i can do something about it in future. Greetings all good people around world.

[@greekguytalks]

you can run to mecca and stay there....

[@mehmetyok8434]

You are greek pretending Turkish. You are not Turkish.

[@70AD-user45]

@@mehmetyok8434 Every poxy Turk wishes they were Greek.

[@mehmetyok8434]

Yea ? being ciziten of communist country drowning in the shit of debt and owned by Germany ? Of a country which is not productive and almost whole economy depends on tourism ? l0l

[@xtremeownage2]

Bruce you sound like a fake American troll. Shameless.

[@katerinalove7704]

This is so sad and terrible. God bless his Eminence. A true Christian and holy man.

[@jts8714]

You mean it’s contrary to YOUR interpretation of scriptures. As for holiness, you don’t get to be the arbiter of who’s holy and who isn’t. And who cares of how he dresses? Let God judge this man’s faith, not you or anyone else.

[@astrangerwhostaysforawhile987]

I understand that to address an Orthodox Patriarch is His All Holiness or His Beatitude, not Your Eminence. The term 'Your Eminence' is for Catholic cardinals. God bless

[@irinaoconnor3236]

HE is no holy man.. HE IS SHAME TO GOD AND ORTHODOX.

[@cristerowarrior1450]

This is terrible. Us Orthodox must have as many children as possible

[@BrandonTWills]

Cristero Warrior - This world is not our home and Jesus says in Mark 6:11, “And if any place will not welcome you or listen to you, leave that place and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.”

[@diliaruiz4649]

Cristero Warrior . Roman Catholic priest must married to have children too. Muslin have multiple wives and multiple children to control the world by growing very fast . Soon Christians would be minority.

[@knuckles9863]

@Anton Tonchev True

[@diliaruiz4649]

What? Where? When? The reason muslin are growing is because a men can have multiple wives and multiple children . Roman Catholic priest don’t even married . The Orthodox Christian married but they don’t evangelized others . Roman Catholic evangelized more because they are conquers of America . The evangelical or Protestant are former Catholic . While Christians have arguments each other’s . Isis are killing them . Islam is a politic / religious movement . The Christians are separated from secular government .

[@yousifpeter3892]

@@diliaruiz4649 The muslims growing up by born many children but christianity grow up by converting do you know how many muslims convert to christianity every year i have five christian friends they were muslims three from iran and two from turkey. and for the christians the number doesn't matter. don't forget that christianity started with only twelve man. and through the ages people try to destroy christianity but no one ever could because that is the true religion the religion of christ ✝️🙏

[@blueblazerable]

as a catholic, I am with my fellow orthodox brothers. I love orthodox liturgy it so magical and soul consoling. Make turkey Christian again, in CHRIST'S PERFECT TIME

[@catherinezurmuenl6454]

As a Orthodox Christian we don't have a Pope. We are not Catholic

[@diliaruiz4649]

Catherine Lisa zurmuenl . Stop the hate. We are all brothers in Christ . While we deferents Christians denominations insulting each other’s . Isis are killing Christians no matters to with denominations they follow . I’m Catholic , but this Patriarch is carrying the Cross of JesusChrist . Who ever Believe in the Holly name Jesus is His followers . We are Christians in Creek and Messianic in Hebrew . Elohim is Jesus . Yahweh is Jesus . YahAllah is Jesus - Yeshua , Hallelujah . No Mather the Pope or Patriarch Jesus is the Highest Priest under the order of Melchizedek . May the Sacred Hearth of our Lord JesusChrist must be venerated thought all over the World . Amen 🙏

[@yonathanzefanya187]

yes,orthodox and catholic are apostolic churches

[@diliaruiz4649]

Catherine Lisa zurmuenl . Catholic means Universal Christians . The Roman orthodox and Greek Orthodox splits but we all brothers in Christ Jesus . We must respect each other’s because Isis are killing us .

[@peterevans3310]

​@@diliaruiz4649 Insisting upon the exclusivity of the Church of Christ is not hate. If I, as an Orthodox Christian, reject Catholic inventions after the Great Schism, such as purgatory, indulgences, papal infallibility, ..., then this very rejection is based upon the love for Truth and the resulting necessity to condemn false teachings, as they can jeopardize one's salvation. As a result, there can be no unity between Orthodox and Catholics, insofar the Catholics don't reject these inventions. Two groups that say different things about Christ, cannot both belong to His Body. So, it's a dreadful thing to see people outside his Body. Therefore, not only is it not hate to state that only one Church effectively is the Church of Christ, which I believe to be the Orthodox Church, but it is a crime immeasurably bigger than hate to not state the truth to those who do not belong to the Church, which is that they don't belong to the Church. It's love that makes us say that, not hate. So please, consider the possibility that the Catholic Church, as it has broken away from the Church of Christ in 1054, is not the Church of Christ. At least consider the possibility that Orthodoxy is the Church of Christ, One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic.

[@diliaruiz4649]

My Eye Studios . You just hate Catholic . If the Pope said He is God . I’m God too . I was created in His imagen . My heart is the temple of God . You just make up it , only you can believe your lie .You brainwashed . All religions have theirs nonsense believe . Non of them are perfect . If you are blaspheming again Jesus followers you are again Jesus . Jesus is the light of the world you want it or not . You just don’t see the stone in your eyes because you are a hater . May the Holly Spirit open your eyes and clean your heart from hatred .

[@jonathanmthomas2728]

God Bless his All Holiness, Patriarch Bartholomew, from a Roman Catholic.

[@josselynvaillancourt2237]

Amen!

[@louta3i]

This man represent the Antichrist, he put all Greek orthodox peoples names in I.C.C.C. which is a Satanic Church and did that without even ask them, he claimed to share same values with Obama when he legislate to kill 9month babies and called Kuran Holly book, nothing holy about this man, pure evil

[@janhorak1106]

Amen!

[@irinaoconnor3236]

ROOT IN HEEL BARFOLOMEY...GOD WILL HELP YOU.

[@Lion-rs2qy]

god bless you within the holy three

[@voidzy7]

The Orthodox Church is the one true Church❤

[@MyMagic111]

Ecumenical does not mean universal. That is what catholic means. Ecumenical means unity with respect to all Christian faiths.

[@wes6363]

There is only one Christian faith: The one Christ established.

[@karenbartlett1307]

What fellowship does an unbeliever have with a believer? Or a heretic with an Orthodox?

[@pravolub8]

Actually "Ecumenical" does mean universal. Pope Gregory the Great railed against the Constantinople Patriarchate for adopting that title. He then expounded the Orthodox teaching. As funny as it sounds, Pope Gregory wasn't a "Papist". The usual word, nowadays, used for universal is Catholic, though that is NOT what is means. In Greek, Catholic means "whole and complete, lacking nothing", not universal.

[@karenbartlett1307]

@@pravolub8 Actually. "ecumenical" originally meant "belonging to the universal Church" according to the dictionary on google, from the Greek word "oecumene" meaning "the inhabited earth", but it came to mean in modern times "unity of all Christian faiths". And the universal Church in the time of St. Gregory was the Orthodox Church, the original Church and the only Church. The Great Schism occurred in 1054 AD (while Gregory lived in the 500's AD) such that St. Gregory would have been Orthodox, not Roman Catholic, although of course a Roman. I don't wonder that St. Gregory objected to the Patriarch of Constantinople adopting the title "ecumenical" although I'm sure the Patriarch at that time used it because Constantinople was the seat of the Roman Empire then. Nowadays, imo, the Patriarch uses the term to try to pass himself off as the head of the Orthodox Church, but this is impossible, as the Head of the Orthodox Church is Christ.

[@aleksandarstavric2226]

No that is not true ...catholicity means fullness or perfection, wholeness it also means unity between Heaven and earth personalized in Christ mystical body - His church - One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Orthodox Church ....that's a Greek word as well as Ecumenical which means universal

[@BecomeAnOrthodoxChristian]

He seems like a very down to earth man. Greetings from a Roman Catholic.

[@jaynepoullos9344]

Yes, Marco D. Bartholomew is a down-to-earth man who can relate to his Orthodox Christian flock. He is our leader and shepherd. May God grant him many years!

[@karenbartlett1307]

@@jaynepoullos9344 The only Leader of the Orthodox faithful is Jesus Christ.

[@historysmysteriesunveiled8043]

Where does the Bible endorse praying to "Patron Saints"?

[@rexsales2246]

From a catholic christian brother, God bless you all

[@Research0digo]

you crack me up

[@pontiacpaul1]

Thx roman

[@mikeparsegian3571]

Hi I'm Armenian Orthodox and pray for the Bishop and the church in Constantinople. I love my orthodox Christian brothers and sisters GOD bless you all!!! 😃🙏

[@firebearva]

As a Roman Catholic it deeply disturbs me to see our brothers (family) in Christ persecuted like this.

[@baoduong2203]

First time watching this video I was a protestant. Oh how I love listening to the Pascha Hymn "Christ is Risen" in Greek.. What a beautiful hymn! The one hymn I will always remember while i was exploring the orthodox church. I was really torn between the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Catholic Church for a while.

[@rwbrouwer]

Bao Duong after seeing your comments under so many videos about Orthodox matters, why are you still Catholic?? 😊

[@giovanniserafino1731]

He is still Catholic because catholic means universal and membership is not based on being from a particular ethnic community. .Orthodox Churches are all ethnic enclaves ,and if you are not part of a particular ethnic community, while you can certainly join, you will never be a full member of thar particular Orthodox Church. He is not Greek. He is not Russian. He is not Ukrainian .

[@someguy9571]

@@giovanniserafino1731 He's also not from Rome.

[@obscuredictionary3263]

@@giovanniserafino1731 the official name of the Orthodox Church is the orthodox Catholic Church.

[@Aenaos100]

He's not like Pope, Orthodoxy isn't reletated with Papacy or similar authorities. Only Jesus Christ should be the head of the church and should have no representatives like the Pope. The Ecumanical Patriarch is just the Archbishop of Constantinople and the First in honor. Orthodoxy is purely regional, because each nation is allowed and has every right to worship God, read the gospel and have the Mass in his own native language.

[@Research0digo]

you had me until the words the mass. So it's OK with you that a man is called Father, and his hand is kissed? sorry

[@brotheraugustine]

@@Research0digo Most of the Orthodox call it the Divine Liturgy, but in the Western Rite (and Roman Catholicism) it's called Mass. In either case it's a series of prayer, litanies, hymns, and similar things culminating in the partaking of the Eucharist - the primary and most important ritual of Christianity.

[@cfG21]

@@Research0digo 1 Corinthians 4:15 Even if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.

[@8475143117]

The Orthodox do have a Pope and thus Papacy, look up Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa... Pope is just another name for papa...

[@Komnenit]

Turkey should be converted to Greek Orthodoxy

[@greekguytalks]

Turkey I thought was a democratic European country but is a joke. It is run by islamist just like Iran with was a beautiful country till recently

[@Komnenit]

It is so sad to see what once was the capital of Orthodox Christianity and the great center of Greek culture converted into the heart of a barbaric Islamic state that Turkey is becoming.....

[@AthanasiaOrtholady]

William Fotiou that’s so anti-Christian man!!!

[@telosfd]

No comment for your thoughts it's so miserable and hilarious! And i am Greek!

[@isaiahcardenas4001]

Turkey should convert to Russian orthodox

[@ayw5118]

Just met him today at Fener Istanbul. What an incredible man of grace, simplicity and generosity.

[@andys3035]

I'm happy to say I am converting to Holy Orthodoxy ☦️

[@randomvideos3187]

I'm a Catholic and it makes me sad knowing the population of our brother Orthodox Christian in the land where was once an orthodox nation is very Few. Hope they domanate their nation once again.

[@UshindiAfrica]

It can only be done once they start producing as many children as the Muslims are doing perhaps more,fight for there freedom of worship and theology schools open once again and and online crusades plus fasting and prayer for that cause

[@areopolitis1]

After 8 centuries of forced by sword islamisation and turkofication the great grecochristian byzantine people of Asia Minor (today Turkey) became a small community of 3000 persons ... We wish and hope that one day the Turks will understand the historical truth : their real ancestors are the crecochristian Byzantines.

[@actusspei6688]

That was a moving interview. For him to be so very genuine , free of pontificating ( as a twist on words may be seen as his right) , is humbling.

[@sotiriosnovatsis4529]

Thank you, Bob Simon, for presenting this issue to the world for us. As a Greek Orthodox Christian, I am eternally grateful. So please forgive me for constantly being reminded of Bill Hader’s impression of you whenever you speak and having a little chuckle every now and then.

[@donmuench3724]

I have been to the Patriarchate and prayed in the church there. It is shameful that the Turkish government does not allow the Patriarchate to train priests there. I have seen the building where the former seminary is located. It is also shameful that the Turkish government insists that Patriarchs be born in Turkey. What does the Turkish government fear?

[@wes6363]

Don Muench- have the Turks learn in Greece and come back in.

[@GouledXD]

If you're a Christian and you don't understand Egyptian and Byzantine Christian history and the spread of the Jesus cult from east to west then you aren't very attentive. Much of the Levatine, Anatolia, North Africa, Ethiopia, Armenia and Greece are the origin points from which the first Christians spread.

[@optimisteprime8261]

The first Christian Church was Roman, Greek, Syrian (Antiochia), And Egyptian

[@michellesamuels7558]

Optimiste Prime Also, Nubian Christianity. Possibly Uganda. And the New Testament Churches.

[@fr.jamesrosselli9701]

The "Jesus cult?" seriously? Christianity was born in Jerusalem, and spread rapidly outward into Egypt, Africa and the West (Joseph of Arimathea and his band were in Britain by 37 AD). The Gospel of salvation in Christ, Son of God and God the Son, and the completion of the Old Covenant, touched hearts--and satisfied rational minds in search of the Truth. We do not appear to be the inattentive ones.

[@Seraphim91]

God bless Patriarch Bartholomew! Christ is Risen!

[@likepixl6671]

Nik S Indeed He is Risen!☦️❤️

[@jaynepoullos9344]

Truly He Is Risen!

[@mouse_in_a_wheat_field]

You had to say "second to the pope"... unprofessional 😒

[@Perririri]

*D E M O N I T I S E D*

[@sapa2san]

I am a devoted Roman Catholic since birth and I salute and pray that our Orthodox Christian brothers in Turkey will prevail again over Muslims. God bless you Bartholomew I, you are such a nice and humble person. :)

[@frtomsrambles4521]

As a Church of England deacon, I pray for my Orthodox brothers and sisters in Turkey who are unable to experience the freedom of faith I am able to enjoy in my own country. May the Turkiah authorities overcome their prejudice, and may the Church be one.

[@lextalionis9642]

Thanks for producing this documentary and sharing it here! The World should know more of the Christian Orthodox Church and it happens to be a great personality indeed!

[@SarumChoirmaster]

I respect him so very much. What a shame that so many so called Christians in the world are so profoundly ignorant of their religion. His comment on feeling "crucified sometimes", made me cry and broke my heart.

[@mikers3580]

Pray for my Assyrians brothers getting persecuted in Iraq and Turkey 🙏🏽

[@jajohnson7809]

This guy has a bad understanding of Orthodoxy. We are not a subgroup of Roman Catholics. The Catholics broke from us--Rome had been one of several ancient Orthodox patriarchs, along with Constantinople, Jerusalem, Antioch, and Alexandria. Bartholomew is not the leader of all Orthodox as the Pope is all Catholics.

[@jacobsnelson1]

It also gets a bit awkward when the patriarch of Alexandria is also called pope and that Constantinople got Pope from Alexandria

[@franvanwye4266]

My brother Paul was chosen to be an Archon by His Holiness and was fortunate enough to go to Turkey, and spend a couple of days with the patriarch himself 😊

[@thadeusgaspar224]

there is no "Orthodox Pope" he is the leader of His Jurisdiction only, that doesnt even include most of Greece anymore

[@phunnyfilosophy]

Yeah do t the Greeks still worship the pagan gods??

[@frfras7]

@@phunnyfilosophy funny

[@olbiomoiros]

Lmao no. The Greeks have stopped worshiping gods in the Middle Ages. A group of weirdos decided to «revive », it (though it’s a fail revival since it’s actually quite different from actual Hellenistic beliefs).

[@thadeusgaspar224]

Christianity is in a way a greek religion after all, and most Greeks just understood it as a natural conclusion/continuation of their own spirituality

[@pajohnson3041]

Blessed are the persecuted for theirs is the KINGDOM of God.

[@mnkeydluffy6147]

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.

[@tinkrbelle9]

I pray for the Christians who live in Turkey and sad to see this seminary was closed down. I pray for them to have courage and grace and love

[@spartanastas]

It breaks my heart to see the Graffiti on such beautiful artwork.

[@jaynepoullos9344]

ANASTASI: It breaks my heart also, but not my faith. What we've seen are acts of disrespect and ignorance and we Christians must remain steadfast in our love of the Lord and united in the name of Jesus Christ.

[@mihajlodimitrijevic5802]

All patriarchs are equal

[@eldhomannaparambil5709]

Prayers from an Indian orthodox Christian . Hopes God does miracle and save the great orthodox tradition .

[@Publicinformation7]

Castist

[@seanchaney3086]

Christ preserve and grow The Church of Constantinople...

[@DM100]

Such a gentle, humble, beautiful soul.

[@thesleepstealer6170]

The phrase "second only to the Pope" is used in reference to the fact that there are 1.2 BILLION Catholics and less than 300 million Eastern Orthodox Christians in the world. It does not necessarily mean that one is better or more important than the other.

[@beyondonethousand]

Not second to the Pope. One of the Ecumenical Patriarch's titles is "Bishop of New Rome"

[@victorlitteral5969]

This host has got me cringing hardcore. Bartholomew is not a pope, Bartholomew is not second to the pope of the roman catholic church, the empire was ruled from Constantinople (stop calling it istanbul when referring to the historical capital), Istanbul was not formerly referred to as Constantinople but rather Constantinople is currently being called Istanbul by it's conquerors. Also, Christianity began at the moment of creation, all creation has always worshipped and glorified Christ. Even as a historical moment, it did not simply begin in Turkey, it spread from Israel to various places, anatolia being one of those regions. All that being said, much respect for 60 minutes and this host for giving us a platform.

[@govols1995]

That librarian from St. Catherine's visited my church a few months ago. Very kind, very humble man.

[@HOLLYNOELLOBO]

I had the blessing of meeting Patriarch Bartholomew once. He was very nice.

[@marianam8643]

Eastern Orthodox have no pope. He is like a prime minister, first among 11 other Patriarchs. It is a council of patriarchs that governs Orthodoxy. The patriarch of Constantinople is not the Russian orthodox patriarch, as an example.

[@mlks4265]

Turkey should announce about THE ARAMAIC GENOCIDE that it did it in 1915

[@223cw7]

Assyrian genocide, not Aramaic. Aramaic is their language

[@remmingtonstewart9826]

I like him already: "just call me Bartholomew!" as you wish your ALL HOLINESS!"

[@jaynepoullos9344]

He is a very humble and common man who is in touch with the people he serves. "EIS POLLA ETI DESPOTA!"

[@zoostyle]

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit” amen

[@starcityoldy]

All though I believe all GOOD Christians will go to heaven, I still believe the orthodox Christianity is the most pure and true way to Jesus.

[@jaynepoullos9344]

Very truly stated, dear friend. Thank you for your wonderful post and God bless you and yours

[@j2b348]

I pray one-day to become an Orthodox Christian. Please pray for me.

[@luisvillar8320]

Orthodox Christians are the OG of Christianity.

[@tesfaytikabo4833]

I’m from Eritrea and orthodox Tewahedo, My message are letting we be strong as Christian because we knew our faith or Christian religion would never been easy and the bible said, all Christine would suffer through different things. However, the only resistant the suffer, they would safe their life

[@johncassles7481]

I am Orthodox and my prayers go out to the Bishop and Orthodoxy there in Turkey. May the prayers of the Holy Theotokos protect them.

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theotokos

[@johncassles7481]

Yes Theotokos is used in our prayers often as a powerful intercession in times of need. Because she is nearest to God of any saint through her son, Christ, she has His (God's) ear.

[@graceoverall]

I pray for my brothers and sisters in Turkey. The longer Halki remains closed, the stronger the Muslim grip on that country becomes. Lord Jesus have mercy on Bartholomew and our Orthodox family in Turkey.

[@blackbikerboots123]

What a lovely humble and impressive man his all holiness is. May God bless and watch over him. Greetings from your Catholic brother.

[@VojislavMoranic]

And now he has sold himself for safety. The Orthodox Church is for martyrs if you are not ready to die for Christ and suffer for him then you have no place in the Orthodox church.

[@mollymuch2808]

Amen🙏🙏🙏

[@joeshmo4892]

Long live the megali idea! Anatolia is Greek 🇬🇷

[@firstnamelastname4249]

and before that it was tons of others things like Persian Median Assyrian Armenian etc...

[@jaynepoullos9344]

God bless Anatolia!

[@ggkphilosophy]

@@firstnamelastname4249 yes but it was invaded. And during byzantines all culture lived well

[@firstnamelastname4249]

@@ggkphilosophy The Turks can say the same

[@applewu61]

Megali idea supporter from china

[@markrobertson6664]

The Turks committed a genocide against the Armenians. It happened.

[@hellenicprince4122]

Did Jerusalem and Syria come before or after Rome? Clearly the Orthodox Church is the oldest. It's the ONE Church of Rome that broke off from the other four Churches. Ecumenical doesn't mean universal, it means 'relating to the house'.

[@KaunasKid-vv5xi]

Although the Bishop of Rome became formally separated from the other four Ancient Patriarchates, around the 11th Century, the fact is that it's impossible to divide the Body of Christ; hence, the Bishopric of Rome is still very much part of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church, along with Antioch, Alexandria, Constantinople and Jerusalem, and to a lesser extent the Patriarchate of Moscow, and below that, the future Patriarchate of New York, representing the New World.

[@devdasrai]

GasconyKid No, you are wrong. The Bible alone is enough to negate the Roman Catholic Church. Read below: "Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the LORD your God that I give you."-Deuteronomy 4:2 Because it is the Orthodox Church that has kept Holy Tradition the same before and after the schism, and remains unchanged, it is the True Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. But the Roman Catholic Church has changes quite a bit over the centuries, constantly adding to and taking away Holy Tradition, it does not keep the commandments and Traditions of the Lord, and therefore cannot be the True Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic church.

[@devdasrai]

***** That's not true. To say such a thing should be blaspheme! As Orthodox Christians, we may want the Muslims to stop persecuting us in the Middle East, but we know that reuniting our True and Holy Church with Rome and all of their lies and heresies, will do no such thing. Think about what happened when the Romans tries to reunite with Constantinople during the crusades. An utter mess. In the scriptures, God makes it clear that you cannot mix the Righteous with the unrighteous and expect good results. Read: Do not be deceived: "Bad company corrupts good morals." (1 Corinthians 15:33) "He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will suffer harm" (Proverbs 13:20) "I know your deeds and your toil and perseverance, and that you cannot tolerate evil men, and you put to the test those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and you found them to be false;" (Revelation 2:2) I heard another voice from heaven, saying, "Come out of her, my people, so that you will not participate in her sins and receive of her plagues;" (Revelation 18:4) So as you can see, God warns us. We must never unite with evil else it will corrupt our True and Orthodox doctrine. We must not make companions with the foolish Roman church, else we will suffer harm. We must not receive that false Church, else we will receive its sins and plagues. We must find it to be false. The Orthodox Christians all over the world have experienced persecutions for centuries yet have we never run to the evildoers for help, yet our faith has endure all and the Christian Orthodox faith is still thriving on this earth! And it will continue to do so! So this talk of a reunion will do nothing! It is through our faith that will keep the Muslims from winning! What will bring the world peace is the Coming of Christ. It is Christ will put an end to the persecution of His people. It is prayer and fasting that saves the Christian people, not the True Orthodox Church uniting with deceitful Roman church. If we keep that attitude, we will win all things! As the word says, Christ WILL conquer all evil. For if you truly believe that Christ has dominion over all, then that alone should tell you that the Muslims have nothing on us. They make look as if they are doing great harm now, but they have yet to experience the wrath of our Great God, who will put an end to all of their antichrist ways. Truly these are the last days.

[@ClanLcps]

Iman Allen heresies ? so why didn't the east spilt from us earlier? did you forget that all the hereys came from the east?

[@devdasrai]

ClanLcps We did not split from you all. Goodbye.

[@josephhyland8904]

It would be mighty nice to see the name Constantinople on the map again.

[@jaynepoullos9344]

JOSEPH : Constantinople is always and forever the name on the map of my faith and heart! To me there is no other!!

[@Yoyo-rn8vv]

One day brother. I hope I will see that day come.

[@tedboeing]

So proud to be Greek Orthodox . It’s a privilege .

[@temujin0911]

oh my God, as a roman catholic, i admire and envy the devotion of these monks to God... if i can only have an ounce of their devotion and faith, it would indeed be a blessing that my soul would rejoice in serenity until my time comes... to my brothers in the orthodox faith, God bless you always...

[@malthus101]

We must restore Constantinople...

[@bordoenes6217]

3:01 I honestly felt bad for the guy. Dude got shot down pretty hard lol.

[@feslerae]

His holiness was too focused on that corndog.

[@wes6363]

- I HONESTLY think that his hand just slipped and he just kept walking. :p

[@psychedelicpython]

It’s God’s will that these Orthodox are still there. I hope for the very best for them and may God’s blessing always be with them.

[@ericedudzi6267]

I am a Christian and I want to be an Orthodox Christian

[@jae.m]

Get your facts right. There is no "Pope" in Orthodox Christianity, There are multiple Patriarchs, and they are equal; Bartholemew has NO authority over and above any of the others, and in fact he has done some things which the other Patriarchs consider inappropriate and against the Orthodox Church. The Orthodox Patriarchs are not "second to the Pope"; they are different religions, with Orthodoxy being Christianity in its fullness, unchanged since the beginning.

[@8475143117]

YES the Orthodox have a Pope, what about Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa?

[@jae.m]

@@8475143117 There is no "Pope" in the Orthodox Church. The "Pope" is recognized by the Roman Catholics as "infallible"- which is ridiculous- no man is infallible, and it is blasphemous to hold a mere man to be on the same level as God. Also, there is no single Orthodox autocrat. Each patriarchate works autonomously. A Patriarch is a Church leader for an area of responsibility. The Head of the Orthodox Church, the ONLY one with sole authority, is our Lord Jesus Christ- as it should be.

[@8475143117]

@@jae.m Pope is simply another name for papa and was first used by the Patriarch of Alexandria a long time ago and the Bishop of Rome liked the name so much, that he began to use it and wanted the name used exclusively for the Bishop of Rome… There are actually THREE current bishops with the official title of Pope as best as I can count, Pope of Rome, Pope & Patriarch of Alexandria & All Africa (Greek Orthodox) & Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church…. I am NOT speaking of the infallibility issue but simply of the title Pope......

[@jae.m]

@@8475143117 Maybe that is a local dialect or wording, but there is by definition, no POPE (according to doctrinal definition) in Orthodoxy. There is no single "Head" of all Orthodox Christianity, as there is in Roman Catholicism. As I said, the Head of the Orthodox Church is Christ himself. As it should be.

[@ryobryle]

I deeply admired to Patriach Bartholomew.. may God bless our sister church

[@georgek3261]

@Tyrone Koumoundouros WTF? Enjoy hell? So you are supposed to be a Christian?

[@georgek3261]

@Tyrone Koumoundouros Thank you! God bless you.

[@krisztinatoth4138]

God bless you all, I am Lebanese and I know exactly the sufferings you are going through, Lebanon has been a Christian country for 2000 years where Jesus preached a d walked the land. Christianity didn't only start in Turkey, early Christianity went from Jerusalem to Sidon, Sinai desert, Anatolia modern day Izmir, Damascus and many different places around the near east first then onto the rest of the world all the way to India on Phoenicia ships. Jesus loves you all

[@vindembmw6421]

Your name looks Hungarian. Do you mind sharing your story of being born in Lebanon?

[@P4intNoBleChannel]

He never said it was second to the Pope in Church hierarchy, but as a Christian leader, since the Pope is the leader of the largest Christian Church, and Bartholomew is the first of the Patriarchs, even though it is only an honorary title, of the second largest Christian Church. The real error here is comparing the Pope to the Patriarch of Constantinople, trying to make him a sort of Pope of the East, which is not what he is.

[@ZeusTelemaxos]

REJOICE! AGIA SOFIA AS OF TODAY IS GREEK AND CHRISTIAN AGAIN ! ΠΑΛΙ ΜΕ ΧΡΟΝΙΑ ΜΕ ΚΑΙΡΟΥΣ ΠΑΛΙ ΔΙΚΑ ΜΑΣ ΘΑ'ΝΑΙ !

[@ORTHODOX-PATH]

OXI ΔΙΚΑ ΜΑΣ ,ΔΙΚΑ ΤΗΣ ΑΔΕΡΦΕ

[@apmikalogran]

Jd Pv are you an alien ? Slav and Macedonian can’t be

[@Beycoast1415]

You see this only in ur dreams 😆😆

[@tradcat7777]

Second to Pope?.... Someone doesn't know the difference between Catholicism and Orthodoxy

[@Leo-ue6xz]

As a Turk I don’t like how Turkey treats Christians but showing two women in a black chador is funny. That is extremely rare, in some cities it is more common but still rare. In fact I find this war of religions and nations in the Balkans and Middle East very unnecessary. If I were the president of Turkey I would open Hagia Sophia as a church because it was built a church. Turkey can get more tourists because it is literally at the center of orthodox Christian countries, while Christians can be happy. That would make both sides quite happy and it’s the middle way.

[@danielmaher7108]

The government of Turkey is not interested in a reasonable solution.

[@tbnrcreator.official]

Just to be clear (even though I'm 13 years late) the Patriarch of Constantinople isn't 2nd to the Pope, all Bishops are equal in the Orthodox Church. Also, we do not see Patriarch Bartholomew as our Pope, we see him as who he is, a worshipped and believe in Christ, as well as a spiritual father. In the Orthodox Church, all Patriarchs are equal, however the Patriarch of Constantinople is regarded as the first among equals, though he is not a Pope or is higher than any other Patriarch.

[@specialunit0428]

I am a pure blood English Anglican, and I have nothing but respect for the children of God who reside in Turkey. If God is with you, no one can be against you.

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey

[@lawrencerose256]

Glory to the Father and to the Son and the Holy Spirit unto the ages of ages Amen.

[@bryaneddy5272]

how dismissively he asks "...why don't you go to Greece?" Why don't you stop telling the leader of the Orthodox Church his business, you soft, weak-hearted little journalist?

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece

[@karenbartlett1307]

Bartholomew is not the leader of the Orthodox Church. The only Leader of the Orthodox Church is Jesus Christ. Any other belief if heretical.

[@syrenaxhaferi7278]

turkey did this to albania...second class, taxation, military forced recruitment...but we never loved turkey..You can not love someone you don't trust...

[@Kemalist330011]

albanian gypsies are also not being loved on the earth

[@techanina5308]

Father God, holiest of most holy and father to savior Jesus Christ, protect our brothers and sisters all over the world allow the teachings of Jesus Christ to soften the heart of people who can make a change to help our orthodox faith CHRIST IS RISEN!✝️✝️✝️

[@despairknot]

My only disagreement, historically speaking, as an Antiochian Orthodox, is that Antioch would be far older than Constantinople and was where we were first called Christians. That is probably minutiae to most people though. I know not every Orthodox Christian is happy with what His Holiness Bartholomew has done, but what marks us as True Christians is prayer for our enemies and he certainly has my prayers. I would never want his job, and he has my respect, not because it is an earned thing, but because God demands it even if I don't agree at all with His Holiness Bartholomew's politics in the Ukraine which has contributed to so much suffering. Admonish me as you will, I do understand hierarchy and my own inadequacy.