Met. Philip answers questions in AFR interview

This is not a quaint, comfortable Q&A. This is a frank, far-reaching discussion about ecclesiology, money, politics, history, and the future. If you are Antiochian this is a must-listen. If you are of any other jurisdiction and think you know what the AOCANA believes, I recommend you take the time to listen. I had to hit pause, rewind, and play on multiple occasions to make sure I'd heard Met. Philip correctly. It's that kind of interview.

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(AFR) - The past few years have seen their controversies within the Self Ruled Antiochian Archdiocese of North America. On September 30, 2010, Kevin Allen and John Maddex traveled to Englewood, NJ to visit the headquarters of the Antiochian Archdiocese and the home of it’s Archbishop Metropolitan Philip Saliba. Our purpose was to seek clarification on several key areas that have become a concern to many, and fodder for the blogosphere. His Eminence warmly welcomed us and gave Kevin the freedom to ask any question he thought would be helpful to our audience in understanding several critical issues. There were four specific topics we wanted him to address:

1. The meaning and future of self rule in the Antiochian Archdiocese.
2. The status of the Bishops in North America and the meaning as well as the ramifications of the title “Auxiliary Bishop.”
3. The finances of the Antiochian Archdiocese and in particular the status of an audit.
4. The view point of His Eminence on the Episcopal Assembly, SCOBA, and the future of Administrative Unity in North America.

We have left the Metropolitan’s remarks intact and unedited to make them available to the audience for their own evaluation and conclusions.

This episode provides the entire interview. If you are interested in listening to the individual topics, we have also divided it up into 4 sections and those are available on The Illumined Heart page of Ancient Faith Radio. A free transcript is also available.