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Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware) speaks up for 'the Local Church' in Detroit:

“…we must say the catholicity and universality of the church are more valuable, more fundamental than our national, ethnic, and cultural identity…” His Eminence told the assembled group. “…if the basis of the Church’s existence is life in the eucharist, it means that the church is organized on a territorial, and not on an ethnic principle…”, he continued.

“…we need to be clear about our priorities - the catholicity and universality of the Church…are much much more precious than our national or ethnic identity….”

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