THE ECUMENICAL MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, AN ORTHODOX PERSPECTIVE

By Rev. Dr. Nicolas Kazarian

During his 2021 Apostolic Visit to the United States, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew had the opportunity to reflect on the future of the ecumenical dialogue at an event organized by the National Council of Churches. He said: “The 20th century was a time for growing restoration of relationships. The 21st century should become the century of the restoration of unity. The path to Christian unity has been neither peaceful nor painless. Unity is a task that remains difficult to fulfill. But the bonds of friendship among divided Churches and the bridges by which we can overcome our divisions are indispensable, now more than ever.”