http://www.catholic.org/hf/faith/story.php?id=38457 So it appears that the Ecumenical Patriarch in Constantinople seems to agree with the assertion that the Pope in the first millenium did have som sort of primacy role in term of disputes, and not just a honourary title. The Muscovite Metropolitian seems to disagree though, although I suspect it is for political reasons. http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld...through-at-catholic-orthodox-talks-last-week/ Whether advances were made towards unity, there are definietly some interesting comments for those who are interested.
