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Show GREEK ORTHODOX NEARER CATHOLIC ROME, Feb. 15. (By tho Associated Associat-ed Press) For the first time In exai t-ly t-ly 1000 years, representatives of the (ireek Tthodox church In Constantinople Constanti-nople have acknowledged a representative represent-ative of the Roman Catholic church This Information has been sent to Pope Pius b Monslgnor Dolcl, apos? tollc delegate in Turkey The pontiff is aaid to have been much Rrailfted to learn that a delegation delega-tion of the Greek ecumenkul patriarch headed by the great arch-deacon, on thp apostolic delegation and expressed ex-pressed ondolcnce oer the death ot Pope Benedict and good wishes for the advent of Plus XI The recognition Is considered an Important Im-portant step toward the reunion of the orthodox Greek church with the Catholic Cath-olic church It Is believed to be due to efforts in this direction first made by Pope Leo XIII. which were continued by Plus X, und Benedict XV. |