Cardinal Koch on the state of Ecumenism (no imminent meeting with the MP)

The Catholic World has an assessment of ecumenical relations from Rome's lead man. The section on relations with the Orthodox Church was of some interest, specifically his statement below on the likelihood of a meeting between the Pope and the Patriarch of Moscow. In my experience such sober realism is rather unusual among Catholics in general and the Catholic press in particular.  I for one found it rather refreshing.

When asked about a possible meeting between the Russian Orthodox Patriarch and the Pope, Cardinal Koch answered that it “will not happen soon,” and noted that he himself had met with Kirill I in March 2011. The latter “clearly said that we cannot talk about dates yet, because it is more important to make intensive preparations for such a meeting than to publicize dates.”

Read the rest here.

HT: Blog reader Tim.