Romanian diocese not taking bad-mouthing lying down

(ROEA) - The Congress of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America gathered in its 84th Annual Session at Vatra Romaneasca, in Grass Lake, Michigan, passed unanimously the following resolution in its opening session:

Whereas, the life of our God-protected Episcopate has recently been attacked by calumny, slander and lies through the use of emails, social media, publications and illegal demonstrations; and

Whereas, the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America (ROEA) is a canonical diocese of the Orthodox Church in America, its hierarchs being members of its Holy Synod of Bishops, the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States and the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Canada;

The Congress of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America therefore resolves the following:

We affirm our allegiance and adherence to the Holy Canons of the Orthodox Church, the Statutes of the Orthodox Church in America and the Constitution and By-Laws of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America;

We assert our support of and loyalty to His Eminence Archbishop Nathaniel, Reverend Father Vicar David Oancea, Reverend Father Vicar Dan Hoarste and others who have been the objects of said attacks; and

We call upon the clergy of the ROEA, its members and all faithful Orthodox Christians to observe and protect the peace, harmony and good order of our God-protected Episcopate.

Done at Vatra Romaneasca, 2 September 2016.

Comments

  1. JakeSeptember 5, 2016 at 10:52 AM

    Pardon my ignorance, but what is this in response to exactly?

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  2. Gregory ManningSeptember 5, 2016 at 11:05 AM

    I'm ignorant as well.

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  3. IosifSeptember 6, 2016 at 2:07 AM

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  4. Matvey CassSeptember 6, 2016 at 2:17 AM

    I'm also curious.

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  5. AJCSeptember 6, 2016 at 12:00 PM

    Yeah, I have no idea.

    Maybe it's a general statement, similar to Twisted Sister's "We're not gonna take it".

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  6. JakeSeptember 6, 2016 at 12:09 PM

    AJC,

    LOL! Now I have some work to do to get that silly ditty out of my head...

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  7. Deacon NicholasSeptember 6, 2016 at 12:43 PM

    There's a person or group of people who oppose Abp Nathaniel and who have been spreading malicious lies and nonsense. One of the main issues of the malcontents is the status of the ROEA in the OCA. They don't like it.

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  8. Deacon NicholasSeptember 6, 2016 at 12:43 PM

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