Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II calls for dialogue & unity with the Indian Orthodox Malanakra Church

His Holiness Ignatius Aphrem II – Patriarch of Antioch and All East on the Apostolic Throne of St Peter – Primate of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church, His Holiness Baselios Marthoma Paulose II – Catholicos of the East & Metropolitan of Malankara on the Apostolic Throne of St Thomas – Primate of the Indian Orthodox Malankara Church, His Beatitude Baselios Thomas I – Catholicos & Maphriyano -Metropolitan Trustee of the Syriac Orthodox Church in India.

OCP News Service
5/8/14
Prakash Varghese – (OCP Delegate of UAE, Gulf and Levant Region)

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Damascus: Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II of Antioch and All East- primate of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church has called for constructive dialogue with Indian Orthodox Malankara Church. The Patriarch has instructed for dialogue with Church of in the message send to headquarters of the Syriac Orthodox Church. Holy Synod of the Syriac Orthodox Church India  under the Chairmanship of His Beatitude Baselios Thomas I – Catholicose and Metropolitan Trustee and Primate is to discuss several internal matters of the church.

Indian Orthodox Church had positively responded for an earlier call of dialogue by the Syriac orthodox Patriarchate. His Holiness Tawadros II – Pope & Patriarch of Alexandria and Primate of the Coptic Orthodox Church had expressed his at most desire to mediate conciliar unity between the Syriac and Indian Orthodox Churches during a meeting with  Fr Dr K M George (Special envoy of Baselios Paulose II- Catholicos) .

OCP Chancellor during the month of May 2014 also urged for a meeting with the Patriarch of Antioch and Catholicos of the East.

The call by Ignatius Aphrem II for peace and unity is considered to a very positive and hopeful step to end the age old schism between the Indian Orthodox Malankara and the Syraic Orthodox Church of Antioch and all East. Pan- Orthodox experts are also hoping for a meeting with Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II and Catholicos Baselios Marthoma Paulose II in near future.

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OCP News Service