This was a significant step towards restoring communion between Rome and Constantinople. It produced the Catholic-Orthodox Joint declaration of 1965, which was read out on 7 December 1965, simultaneously at a public meeting of the Second Vatican Council in Rome and at a special ceremony in Istanbul. The declaration did not end the schism, but showed a desire for greater reconciliation between the two churches. In May 1973, the Coptic Patriarch Shenouda III of Alexandria visited the Vatican, where he met three times with Pope Paul VI. A common declaration and a joint Creed issued after the visit demonstrated that there are virtually no more[additional citation needed] theological discrepancies between the Coptic and Roman Catholic Churches. COUNT 5
QSN1 What statement addressed the relationship of Italy to Greece in the Catholic church? ANS1 Catholic-Orthodox Joint declaration of 1965 QSN2 In what year was the Catholic-Orthodox joint declaration read? ANS2 1965 QSN3 In what city was the Catholic-Orthodox joint declaration read? ANS3 Rome QSN4 Who visited the Vatican in May of 1973 in an effort to negotiate Orthodox and Catholic relations? ANS4 Coptic Patriarch Shenouda III QSN5 How many times did Coptic Patriarch Shenouda III meet with Paul VI in 1973? ANS5 three