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

From: The Christian Century | Date: October 8, 1997 | Copyright information

Patriarch Alexsy of the Russian Orthodox Church reportedly will withdraw the church's membership in the World Council of Churches (WCC) sometime before the 1998 general assembly. The church apparently agrees with few of the WCC actions and resents some of the member churches' efforts in Russia.

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 e...

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