For those of you who have been following along in the recent (and not so recent) controversies surrounding decisions made by Abp. Elpidophoros, it seems a new milestone is coming. Whether it be the unilateral destruction of the GOA's charter, the directive to let spouses of Orthodox receive communion (regardless of their church affiliation), the decidedly milquetoast statements concerning abortion around the March for Life, the Slavic Vicariate establishment and the attempted elevation of someone with a complicated past who has legal battles ongoing, the flying to Greece to baptize two children born of surrogacy and under the guardianship of two gay men that has caused the entire Church of Greece to publicly voice her displeasure, and now a letter from his clergy calling for protests until he is removed.
Those people critical of the Ecumenical Patriarchate have long claimed that everything Elpidophoros does is done at the direction of His All Holiness. Others say that a New York mindset is ascendant. Next week the patriarchate will have a meeting and we shall see what happens. It stands to reason that, at this crossroads with all eyes on them, whatever springs forth will have tremendous import and seismic repercussions for both the Greek Archdiocese and pan-Orthodox relations around the world.
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"...whatever springs forth will have tremendous import and seismic repercussions for both the Greek Archdiocese and pan-Orthodox relations..."
ReplyDeleteI hope so, but I doubt it. Magic 8 ball says that the Slavic Vicariate is on indefinite hold, gay baptism will be publicly ignored as if it never happened, "directive" of communion of spouses will be re-re-interpreted, abortion will be given more thin milk, and Apocalyptical Climate Change will (once again) rise to the top....just more of the same.
Hope I'm wrong and your right though.