Pope Francis Apologizes To Orthodox For Mistakes Of Catholics Who Split Christianity

Pope Francis apologizes to the Orthodox for the mistakes of the Catholics who split Christianity.

He made this statement in Greece at a meeting with the Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church, Jerome II. The final division of the churches into Catholic and Orthodox took place almost a thousand years ago. Speaking about the long and difficult history of relations, the Pope noted that the Vatican was often guided by not Christian feelings at all: "I admit with shame that the decisions of the Catholic Church had nothing to do with Jesus and the Gospel, but were the result of greed and power, our unity was split."

During the visit of the pontiff to Greece, an incident occurred, the local priest shouted "Heretic!" to the Pope. The troublemaker was quickly taken away by the police.