'I feel the need to ask anew for the forgiveness of God and of our brothers and sisters for the mistakes committed by many Catholics,' Francis said. Worldly concerns poisoned us, weeds of suspicion increased our distance and we ceased to nurture communion,' Francis told Ieronymos, whom he met during his first trip to Greece in 2016.

'Tragically, in later times we grew apart. In his address to the archbishop, Beatitude Ieronymos II, Francis asked forgiveness in the name of the Roman Catholic Church for its part in the historical wrongs that led to the breakup. The man appeared to have fallen while being taken away and was lifted up by police.įrancis arrived in Greece on Saturday for a three-day visit that Greek Catholics hope will bring the Eastern and Western churches closer together.Ĭhristianity split into the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches in 1054 in what is referred to as the Great Schism, and for centuries relations were rocky. Witnesses said he shouted loud enough for the pope to hear the commotion.

And then there's this heretic