“Patriarch Bartholomew accused the Serbian and Russian Churches of ingratitude

“ungrateful children from the North.

“Other primates, although four or five years have passed since their election and enthronement, still delay fulfilling this duty toward the Church of Constantinople, while having visited other Churches – the fourth and fifth – bypassing the first.

“the ingratitude of the Church of Russia – and not only of Russia – toward the Mother Church of Constantinople, from which they received the light of the Christian faith and enlightenment continues

“And not infrequently, the Mother Church received from these Churches a cup of ingratitude

“the Ecumenical Patriarch accused Local Churches of ingratitude and also made a thinly veiled reference to the Serbian primate, who has still not made a “peace visit” to the Phanar.

“the black year of 1964

“sterile monologue

“failure to make an official visit to the Ecumenical Patriarchate since his election and enthronement

“ingratitude of the Church of Russia toward the Mother Church of Constantinople, from which they received the light of the Christian faith and civilization

“instead of assisting Patriarch Theodore and his collaborators in their missionary work among the peoples of Africa, the Russian Orthodox Church has chosen to act in competition with them

“in an entirely uncanonical manner intruded into the canonical jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Alexandria and created a parallel jurisdiction

“uncanonical intrusion