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Topics discussed in this conversation include:

Overview of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, including its history, different churches/denominations, leadership structure with various patriarchs.
They discuss the Great Schism between Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism in 1054.
Persecution of Orthodox Christians, especially under communist regimes in 20th century.
The situation with Orthodoxy in Ukraine, including the split between the Ukrainian Orthodox Church under Patriarch of Moscow and the new Orthodox Church of Ukraine backed by the Ecumenical Patriarch.
How decisions are made in Orthodoxy, which is more decentralized than the centralized Roman Catholic church under the Pope.
The role and authority of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
Challenges of reaching consensus among the different Orthodox churches and patriarchs.

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