Some relationships are permanent even when they exhibit division. When brothers disagree, they do not throw them out and replace them with other brothers. If they are Christians, and if they are truly "of the same mother" (in this case, the one ancient church), they continue to hold out hope for reconciliation and to show mutual respect towards each other. Even when there seems no practical way in which full reconciliation might occur, they still struggle to exhibit towards each other the self-sacrificing love for neighbor commanded by our Lord. To do otherwise would be to abandon the Gospel itself. Reply  Michael Bauman says  April 0, 0000 at 00:00 AM For us to establish an Orthodox Patriarch in Rome would require two things: 0) That we actually believe and practice Orthodox ecclesiology, 0) The other Patriarchs give up ANY jurisdiction in the west.