The Montenegrin Orthodox Church expresses its deep respect and full support for the messages delivered in Nicaea by His Holiness Pope Leo and His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, during their joint prayer at the site of the First Ecumenical Council.

The gathering in Nicaea holds profoundly significant spiritual, historical, and civilisational meaning for the contemporary Christian world and represents an important call for the renewal of trust, dialogue, and mutual respect among churches and nations.

The Montenegrin Orthodox Church fully endorses the clear message that religion must never be used to justify war, violence, extremism, or fanaticism, but solely as a path toward brotherhood, dialogue, peace, and cooperation among people.

In this spirit, the Montenegrin Orthodox Church affirms its enduring commitment to the Christian values of peace, freedom of conscience, human dignity, and interfaith dialogue.

With expressions of high esteem,

Cetinje, 30 November 2025

Archbishop of Cetinje and Metropolitan of Montenegro

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