Schism: “an easy solution for those without valid arguments”

On October 3, during a ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Orthodox Academy of Crete, Patriarch Bartholomew addressed the participants. Here are excerpts: “If the Ecumenical Patriarchate abandons its responsibilities and withdraws from the inter-Orthodox scene, then the other local Churches will be like sheep without a shepherd, engaged in ecclesiastical initiatives which mix up humility derived from faith with arrogance derived from power.” “Thus