▁the ▁prof ound ▁spiritual ▁crisis ▁affect ing ▁individuals ▁and ▁soci eties , ▁especially ▁in ▁Europe ." ▁ ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox y ▁ ▁Berg og lio ▁is ▁recognized ▁for ▁his ▁efforts ▁" to ▁further ▁close ▁the ▁nearly ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 - year ▁est r ang ement ▁with ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox ▁Church es ". ▁Anton i ▁Se v ru k , ▁re ctor ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁of ▁Saint ▁Catherine ▁the ▁Great ▁Mart yr ▁in ▁Rome , ▁said ▁that ▁Berg og lio ▁" o ften ▁visited ▁Orth odox ▁services ▁in ▁the ▁Russian ▁Orth odox ▁Ann unci ation ▁C athedral ▁in ▁Buenos ▁Aires " ▁and ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁an ▁advoc ate ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁in ▁dealing ▁with ▁Argentina ' s ▁government . ▁ ▁Berg og lio ' s ▁positive ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox ▁Church es ▁is ▁reflected ▁in ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁Patri arch ▁Bar th ol ome w ▁I ▁of ▁Constantin ople ▁attended ▁his ▁installation . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁the ▁Great ▁Sch ism ▁of ▁ 1 0 5 4 ▁that ▁the ▁Orth odox ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch ▁of ▁Constantin ople , ▁a ▁position ▁considered ▁first ▁among ▁equals ▁in ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁organization , ▁has ▁attended ▁a ▁pap al ▁installation . ▁Orth odox ▁leaders ▁state ▁that ▁Bar th ol ome w ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁ceremony ▁shows ▁that ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁Orth odox ▁and ▁Catholic ▁Church es ▁is ▁a ▁priority ▁of ▁his , ▁but