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Russian Patriarch: United Europe should accept Orthodox values

Wed, Jul 29 2009 12:59 CET byInterfax-Ukraine / Kyiv Post 845 Views
Russian Patriarch: United Europe should accept Orthodox values

Russia's Orthodox patriarch Kirill releases a pigeon during his visit to Kiev on July 27 2009.

Photo: Konstantin Chernichkin

During a 10-day visit to Ukraine, the head of the Russian Orthodox church, patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia said he believed the Orthodox civilization could make its contribution to the formation of a united Europe and that the dialogue between East and West should not be based solely on the principles of the western world.

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