«Easter is a great feast, and the greetings are addressed to all the leaders of Christian Churches throughout the world,» the patriarch of All Russias said March 30, according to a report by Itar-Tass.
The leader of the Russian Orthodox Church emphasized that relations with the Vatican have not improved. «We hope the Vatican will take a step in our direction,» he said.
Vatican-Orthodox relations deteriorated last February when the Holy Father decided to create four dioceses in Russia. The Moscow Patriarchate saw the decision as evidence of «proselytism.»
