Pope John Paul II kisses Orthodox Christian leader Bartholomew I in Saint Peter's Basilica at ...
Pope John Paul II kisses Orthodox Christian leader Bartholomew I in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Pope John Paul II (R) kisses Orthodox Christian leader Bartholomew I in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican November 27, 2004. The Pope, attempting to mend relations with Orthodox Christians, returned on Saturday the remains of two of their most prominent saints, St. Gregory Nazianzen and St. John Chrysostom, 800 years after Crusaders snatched relics from Constantinople. REUTERS/Max Rossi