“The Church of Alexandria sincerely, wholeheartedly and with one mind supports the inter-Orthodox and interreligious initiatives of Your All-Holiness,
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“Many years, Your All-Holiness!
“The Church of Albania has tasted and continues to taste the fruits of your labors, your love and your prayers,
“This collaborative effort has reignited my hope in ecumenism and in significant ways re-energized my own commitment to this important work
““The fact that, instead of imposing strict demands upon the followers of Russian Pharisaism in Ukraine, we demonstrate humility and call them to fraternal dialogue, mutual understanding and unity—rather than judging them according to the canons, as the Patriarchate of Alexandria has done with similar Russian ecclesiastical usurpers in Africa—does not mean that we lack the right to act in this way,” he said. “Our conciliatory approach must not be interpreted by anyone as supposed evidence that we do not possess this right or that we ourselves harbour doubts about it.
“We are convinced that his soul rejoices at seeing the Primates of the Churches meet in a spirit of brotherhood and unity,
“the faithful of Albania are ready to promote peace and the unity of Orthodoxy.
“This will serve as a foundation for the continuation of the centuries-old relations that exist between our two Churches
“the primatial feat of His Beatitude Onuphrius, his courageous stand for the purity of Orthodoxy, and his unwavering faithfulness to the Truth of Christ, which, in the words of the hierarch, serve as a lofty example for the entire Orthodox world