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Pope and Orthodox leader open talks toward church unity
Pope John Paul II and Ecumenical Patriarch Demetrius I begin brief talks in Istanbul aimed at doctrinal dialogue with the goal of reuniting Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy after nine centuries. The discussions will include papal authority and marriage bonds as a precursor to regular meetings with Cardinal Willebrands and Metropolitan Meliton.
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Istanbul
Turkey
John Paul II
Demetrius I
Bartholomew of
Eastern Orthodox Synod
Ankara
Izmir
Ephesus
Demetrius
Patriarchate
Andrew
Constantinople
Bartholomew
Johannes Willebrands
Meliton
Chalcedon