[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 8966-8967]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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service between Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew this 
Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem.
  These two spiritual leaders of 1.5 billion Christians worldwide are 
celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first historic meeting in 
Jerusalem between their predecessors: Pope Paul VI and Ecumenical 
Patriarch Athenagoras in 1964.
  Sunday's meeting in the Holy Land serves to recognize mutual respect 
and admiration between the two churches that was reignited 50 years 
ago. It is fitting that it takes place at the birthplace of 
Christianity: Jerusalem.
  I commend the leadership of Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch 
Bartholomew, who both glorify God and demonstrate that Christianity is 
characterized by love, peace, and compassion.

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