Split widens between Orthodox, WCC. (Russian Orthodox Church; World Council of Churches)

The Christian Century | October 8, 1997 | Copyright

Russian Orthodox Church leaders revealed September 16 that Patriarch Alexsy, angered about the direction of the World Council of Churches, is likely to sever ties with the WCC before its eighth general assembly in Zimbabwe next year. The withdrawal would represent a severe blow to the ecumenical organization that for 50 years has prided itself on being an honest broker among some 330 Christian churches.

"I see no reason why we would continue," commented Viktor Petliuchenko, a Russian Orthodox priest and a member of the WCC Central Committee, which met in Geneva ...

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