{"id":1367,"date":"2009-03-19T00:00:26","date_gmt":"2009-03-19T00:00:26","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-04-13T00:31:13","modified_gmt":"2020-04-12T22:31:13","slug":"the-first-historical-official-visit-by-archbishop-of-albania-anastasios-to-pope-benedict-xvi-the-vatican-december-4th-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orthodoxalbania.org\/2020\/en\/2009\/03\/19\/the-first-historical-official-visit-by-archbishop-of-albania-anastasios-to-pope-benedict-xvi-the-vatican-december-4th-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"The first historical official visit by Archbishop of Albania Anastasios to Pope Benedict XVI \u2013 The Vatican, December 4th 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<table style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify; width: 315px;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload HAa Eha\" style=\"height: 188px; width: 300px; margin: 10px auto; display: block; border: 1px solid;\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27188%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20188%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27188%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-ATbFmforHaI\/U_2G4IQYsxI\/AAAAAAAABPk\/_JSvz95YzFY\/w958-h601-no\/capture_05122009_190259.jpg\" height=\"188px\" width=\"300px\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify; width: 305px;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload HAa Eha\" style=\"height: 189px; width: 300px; margin: 10px auto; display: block; border: 1px solid;\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27189%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20189%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27189%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-ekapqqE6EVw\/U_2G4GcstII\/AAAAAAAABPo\/CSoym8FswTs\/w957-h604-no\/capture_05122009_190313.jpg\" height=\"189px\" width=\"300px\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; His Beatitude, Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and all Albania, responded to an invitation by Pope Benedict XVI with an official visit to the Vatican from December 3rd \u2013 8th.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"> <span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Archbishop Anastasios was accompanied by His Grace, Metropolitan Joani of Korca; His Grace, Bishop Nikolla of Apollonia; His Grace, Bishop Andoni of Kruja; Secretary of the Holy Synod, Protopresbyter Jani Trebicka; and Deacon Anastas Bendo.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"> <span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On December 4th the historic official visit between Archbishop Anastasios and Pope Benedict XVI was made.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"> <span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The pope expressed his joy at welcoming His Beatitude and the top representatives of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania which accompanied him.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"> <span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The pope recalled with admiration the example of Albanian Christians who kept their faith alive even during Communist oppression, underlining the fact that Christianity has left indellible marks on Albanian culture. He stressed that, \u201cFraternal relationships between Catholics and Orthodox are an inspiration for all the Albanian people, a witness that it is possible for Christians to live together in harmony.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"> <span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pope Benedict XVI highly praised Archbishop Anastasios\u2019 contribution towards the rebuilding of the Church in Albania, calling it \u201ca movement of renewal which Your Beatitude rightly calls <em>Ngjallja<\/em> (Albanian for \u2018Resurrection\u2019).\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Then the Pope made special note of the contribution which Archbishop Anastasios and the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania is making in the international Catholic-Orthodox dialogue. He also mentioned two important initiatives: the creation of the Interconfessional Bible Society and the Committee for Interreligious Relations, which is valuable for the dialogue with other faiths.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Archbishop Anastasios called the meeting a historic event because for the first time the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania was officially represented in a visit to the Roman Catholic Church, making clear that today\u2019s world needs new ties between Christians, because theological dialogue and reconciliation are a basic obligation for leaders of the Churches.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"> <span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Archbishop Anastasios also described how the Orthodox Church in Albania was persecuted and rebuilt from ruins.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The days in Rome were full for Archbishop Anastasios and the representatives that were with him. They visited various institutions and cultural monuments in The Vatican and made a number of important visits.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"> <span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On December 9th in Naples, the Pontifical University of South Italy awarded Prof. Doctor Archbishop Anastasios with the title \u201cDoctor Honoris Causa\u201d for Theology for his long and very scientific contribution as a missionary and pastor.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"> <span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The head chancelor of this department, Cardinal Creshenzio Sepe, Archbishop of Naples, also invited His Beatitude to give the main speech <em>Lectio Magistralis<\/em> for the official opening of the new academic year in Aula Magna of San Tomaso.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"style13\"><em>Translated by<\/em><strong> Georgia Bendo<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; His Beatitude, Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and all Albania, responded to an invitation by Pope Benedict XVI with an official visit to the Vatican from December 3rd \u2013 8th. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Archbishop Anastasios was accompanied by His Grace, Metropolitan Joani of Korca; His Grace, Bishop Nikolla of Apollonia; His Grace, Bishop Andoni of Kruja; Secretary of the Holy Synod, Protopresbyter Jani Trebicka; and 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