The (Holy and Great) Council of the Orthodox Churches: An Ecumenical Perspective

From 19 to 26 June 2016, the first Pan-Orthodox Council for more than a thousand years took place in Crete, although the Orthodox churches of Russia, Georgia, Bulgaria, and Antioch, for various reasons, did not participate. This article offers an assessment, from an ecumenical perspective, of the preparation and results of the council, and especially the document agreed in Crete concerning the Relations of the Orthodox Church with the Rest of the Christian World.