“Although they visited other Churches, the fourth and the fifth, they omitted the first
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“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.
“And not infrequently, the Mother Church received from these Churches a cup of ingratitude
“failure to make an official visit to the Ecumenical Patriarchate since his election and enthronement
“Our Ecumenical Patriarchate stood by the Church of Saint Mark, the Church of Alexandria
“his Church had “diminished itself” by granting autocephaly, only to receive a “cup of ingratitude” in return
“emphasized their care and devotion for the restoration and revival of this Historical Monastery