Russian Patriarch sees Vatican as key ally against secularism

November 19, 2010

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill told a Moscow audience that the Catholic and Orthodox churches are working together "defending the traditional concept of family and human values from aggressive secular liberalism."
Despite difficulties in theological dialogue, the Moscow Patriarchate has found the Vatican a powerful ally in that battle, the Orthodox leader said. He credited Pope Benedict XVI for creating new opportunities for cooperative work.
Patriarch Kirill made the observation that many Protestant churches have deserted the ancient Christian consensus on sexual morality. In Russia and neighboring countries, he said, Protestants take a more traditional stand, and are therefore closer to their Orthodox neighbors than to other Protestants in the Western world.
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• Moscow Patriarchate, Vatican wage common fight against secular liberalism - Patriarch Kirill (Interfax)