The Orthodox have a different take on re-union. In his book, ORTHODOXY, Timothy Ware notes:  "Orthodoxy recognizes that, in the early centuries of the Church, Rome was pre-eminent in its steadfast witness to the true faith; but we do not believe that, in his teaching ministry, the Pope possesses a special charisma or gift of grace that is not granted to his fellow bishops. We recognize him as first -- but only as first among equals. He is the elder brother, not supreme ruler. We do not consider that, in the first ten centuries of the Church, the Pope possessed direct and immediate power of jurisdiction in the Christian east, and so we find it impossible to grant such power to him today." They wish to see the Pope's ministry and honorary seniority spelled out in pastoral terms, not juridical terms.