Ecumenical Patriarch Welcomed to Anglican Communion Offices
Episcopal News Service. December 12, 1995 [95-1333I]
(ANS) The Rev. Canon John L. Peterson, secretary general of the Anglican Communion, recently welcomed his All-Holiness Bartholomaios I, archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome, and ecumenical patriarch, to the Anglican Communion offices in London. In welcoming the patriarch, Peterson said, "Your All-Holiness, it is a deep privilege to welcome you to the secretariat of the world-wide Anglican Communion. To host this closing meeting between you and the spiritual leader of our Anglican family is a special occasion and honor for us all." During the afternoon, Bartholomaios I and his party took part in informal talks with Anglican ecumenical officers, the Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey, Bishop Richard Chartres of London and Bishop Mark Dyer of Bethlehem, U.S.A. The informal talks focused on the work of the international dialogue, the question of the filioque, and environmental concerns. Both Bartholomaios I and Carey expressed their appreciation and confidence in the international Anglican/Orthodox dialogue and informal talks.