Echoes of the Cathedral

The work of the bilateral negotiating commission should resume in the near future. She will have to finalize the draft Act of Canonical Communion, settle issues that remain unresolved, and determine the procedure for future signing of the document. “Repeating questions” are raised, in particular, by the topic of ecumenism. The ROCOR is also quite wary of intensifying contacts between Moscow and the Vatican. The Pope's visit to Russia may “to some extent delay” the process, Bishop Laurus believes. Moscow can only maneuver: if foreigners drag on, contacts with Catholics will have to be intensified. And vice versa.