Hope in an increasing cooperation between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church has been expressed by the Patriarchate of Moscow, after the appointment of the new Catholic archbishop of the Russian capital, mgr. Paolo Pezzi, replacing mgr. Tadeusz Kondrusiwicz. "The appointments of the Catholic Church are internal affairs said to the Russian agency Interfax the deputy president of the Department of the Patriarchate for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Orthodox Church, rev. Vsevolod Chaplin , but "such cooperation between the East and the West is much desired by both Catholics and Orthodox devotees". Rev. Chaplin made the wish that "the two Churches may at last move on from un-brotherly competition to truly Christian relations, inspired by sincerity, mutual support and that may become the foundations for a cooperation that will no longer be darkened by anything".” ” ” “
