The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, speaking on the occasion of his name day, as Friday is the feast day of the Apostle Bartholomew, referred to the “particular responsibilities” he has inherited from his predecessors on the Ecumenical Throne.
“From this tortuous throne, We feel the indefatigable and sacred obligation that We minister with works and words the Holy Church’s affairs,” His All Holiness stated after officiating at the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George, on the feast day of the Apostles Bartholomew and Barnabas.
“…We will not negotiate the responsibilities of Our throne… We will not resign from these; We will not cast them aside; We will not allow the alienation of our blessed ecclesiology, as it has been boldly described in the texts of our history,” the Ecumenical Patriarch added.
