". . The Vatican is hoping the meeting will improve
relations with other Orthodox churches and spur
progress in dialogue over theological differences
that have divided East from West ever since the
Great Schism of 1054 split Christianity.
. . But Orthodox observers say Kirill's willingness to
finally meet with a pope has less to do with any
new ecumenical impulse than grandstanding
within the West and the Orthodox Church at a
time when Russia is increasingly under fire
..."
http://m.timesofindia.com/world/rest-of-world/We-are-brothers-Catholic-Pope-Francis-and-Russian-Orthodox-Patriarch-Kirill-in-historic-embrace-to-bridge-the-Great-Schism/articleshow/50968717.cms
