The press office StatementfromRobertGibbsontheElectionoftheNewPatriarchoftheRussianOrthodoxChurch

==== THE BRIEFING ROOM ====
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 at 12:00 am
== Statement from Robert Gibbs on the Election of the New Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church ==
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press Secretary __________________________________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release January 28, 2009
Statement from Robert Gibbs on the election of the New Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church:
The President congratulates Russia's community of Orthodox believers on the election yesterday of Metropolitan Kirill as the new Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church. He wishes the new Patriarch much success in continuing to nurture the rich spiritual traditions of Russia and in fostering a healthy interfaith dialogue, which is important to any pluralistic society.
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