” “A prayer, "that the problems encountered during the meeting of the Joint Committee in Ravenna may be cleared up and solved in order to go on with our theological dialogue, in mutual love and understanding", was raised by Benedict XVI in his message, that was delivered today by card. Walter Kasper, president of the Papal Council for the Promotion of the Unity of the Christians, to the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I on the occasion of the Day of Saint Andrew. "In these first years of the third millennium writes the Pope to Bartholomew I , our efforts are more and more urgent, because of the challenges that are facing the Christians, which must be responded in one voice and with conviction. Once again, I wish to ensure that the Catholic Church is committed to maintaining fraternal ecclesial relations and persevering in our theological dialogue, in order to get closer and closer to a full communion, as stated in our Joint Declaration, issued last year at the end of my visit to Your Holiness". In his message, Benedict XVI also mentions the meeting with the Ecumenical Patriarch in 2006 at Fanar, which, along with the traditional presence of the delegation of the Holy See on the Day of Saint Andrew, "constitute the genuine signs of the commitment of our two Churches to a deeper communion". ” “
