His Beatitude Theofilos III the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Visits DICID

21 Apr His Beatitude Theofilos III the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Visits DICID

His Beatitude Theofilos III the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem accompanied with Archbishop Dorotheos, Member of the Ecclesiastical Court of Appeal in Jerusalem, Archbishop Aristarchos, Secretary General of the Patriarchate, Archimandrite Galaktion, Superior in Ramallah, Archimandrite Jeronimos, Superior in Al Fuhais – Jordan and Archimandrite Makarios Patriarchal Representative in Qatar paid an official visit to the DICID. The guests were received and welcomed by Dr. Ibrahim Al-Naimi, the chairman of the DICID. During the visit His Beatitude Theofilos III briefly presented the mission and goals of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem.
The Commission calls upon the principles of dialogue and tolerance between the followers of the two religions, a body of culture and information of its members is joint action and common goal is to defend the city of Jerusalem in particular and all the holy places in all parts of Palestine.
Dr. Ibrahim emphasized that the issue of Jerusalem and Palestine holds special place in the hearts of Muslims and Christians, and that was mentioned many times during our last interfaith conferences in Doha.
Dr. Ibrahim saw importance of cooperation between the DICID and the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, providing several suggestions to His Beatitude Theofilos III in this regard.