Entshumayelweni yakhe, uMbhishobhi we-Ecumenical uBartholomew uthumele izilokotho ezisuka enhliziyweni kuwo wonke amaKristu angewona ama-Orthodox agubhe iPhasika ngeSonto, ngoMashi 31, ngemva kokuhola iSifundo Senkonzo YangeSonto eBandleni lika-St. Theodore” engxenyeni “yeVlanga”.
“Ngalolu suku, umlayezo waphakade woVuko uzwakala ujule kakhulu kunangaphambili, njengoba abafowethu nodadewethu abangamaKristu abangewona ama-Orthodox bekhumbula ukuVuka kweNkosi yethu kwabafileyo, begubha iPhasika elingcwele. Sithumele imikhonzo ye-Holy Great Church of Christ kuyo yonke imiphakathi yamaKrestu lapha. Kodwa futhi sibingelela ngothando olusuka enhliziyweni wonke amaKristu emhlabeni wonke agubha iPhasika namuhla. Sicela iNkosi Yenkazimulo ukuba ukugujwa okufanayo okuzayo kwePhasika ngonyaka ozayo kungabi into eyenzeka ngengozi nje, kodwa kuphawule ukuqala kosuku olulodwa lokugujwa kwawo kokubili eLobukholwa laseMpumalanga nelaseNtshonalanga,” kuphawula uMbhishobhi uBartholomew.
“Lesi sifiso sibaluleke ngokukhethekile uma kubhekwa iminyaka engu-1700 ezayo yokubizwa koMkhandlu Wokuqala Wenkolo YaseNicaea ngo-2025. Phakathi kwezingxoxo zawo eziyinhloko kunombuzo wokumisa isikhathi esifanayo sokugujwa kwePhasika. Sinethemba elikhulu njengoba kukhona intando nesifiso esihle nhlangothi zombili. Ngoba kuyihlazo ngempela ukugubha ngokwehlukana isenzakalo esiyingqayizivele soVuko lweNkosi eyodwa!”, inzalamizi nayo yasho.
