Pave the Way Foundation (PTWF) a non-sectarian organization founded to remove obstacles between religions in order to foster cooperation and to end the misuse of religion for private agendas, wishes to praise and congratulate the Israeli government on their decision to affirm Theophilos III as the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem. The Greek Patriarch was duly elected by his synod in August 2005, over two years ago. In Jerusalem, the Patriarchs must be affirmed by the Israelis, the Palestinians, and the Jordanians. The Israeli government has on Sunday December 16, 2007 decided to follow the recommendation of the inter-ministerial advisors and finalize the affirmation process.
Pave the Way Foundation had worked very hard on this issue and in a quote from a personal letter to Gary Krupp, President of PTWF, His Beatitude Theophilos III stated, " I wish to thank the Pave the Way Foundation and you personally, for your efforts in helping to defend religious freedom in the State of Israel as well as elsewhere around the world.
In light of the many religious leaders and organizations, who have supported our efforts, Pave the Way Foundation and your personal action has distinguished yourselves as true movers and defenders of religious freedom through sincere committed action.
Your work has been very effective in helping to move forward the various affairs of our Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem."
Pave the Way Foundation is grateful to His Beatitude for him warm and generous remarks to us. We now call upon all parties to resolve any differences and begin to build a positive relationship.
About Pave the Way Foundation
Pave the Way Foundation is dedicated to bridging the gap between religions through cultural, technological, and intellectual gestures. The Foundation has a simple yet monumental vision: To enable all the world’s religions to mutually realize that extremism, politics and personal agendas must not be allowed to poison the true benevolent message common to all faiths. Bigotry and hatred must be abolished by the faithful embracing their similarities and savoring their differences. More information on the Foundation can be found at www.ptwf.org.
