tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post4020674748178790293..comments2024-03-22T11:37:52.668-05:00Comments on Byzantine, Texas: Russian exarchate not as pro-Moscow as many have assumedByzantine, TXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845681957622343484noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-79490497667321143392019-09-14T15:48:46.590-05:002019-09-14T15:48:46.590-05:00Of course but accoding to teachings of the holy or...Of course but accoding to teachings of the holy orthodox church which He founded.Archimandrite Gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09894842027467584759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-61396114564276481782019-09-14T13:39:28.511-05:002019-09-14T13:39:28.511-05:00Why? Some of us wish to follow the teachings of J...Why? Some of us wish to follow the teachings of Jesus Christ.Triggstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01207102854621511529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-1985777424095160582019-09-14T11:00:52.202-05:002019-09-14T11:00:52.202-05:00Relieved to read that Archbishop John is now under...Relieved to read that Archbishop John is now under the omofor of Patriarch Kirill. I hope others in the former archdiocese will follow suit.Archimandrite Gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09894842027467584759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-15675174825797739042019-09-12T16:09:17.793-05:002019-09-12T16:09:17.793-05:00See https://www.google.com/search?safe=active&...See https://www.google.com/search?safe=active&sxsrf=ACYBGNQEIhjvMO3EejTO-f_QwP_1GKKvLw%3A1568322491348&source=hp&ei=u7N6XdqtEo3QtAXVr5yYBA&q=us+statement+department+Ukraine+autocephaly&oq=us+statement+department+Ukraine+autocephaly&gs_l=psy-ab.3...3660.14807..15173...0.0..0.163.3426.21j16......0....1..gws-wiz.......35i39j0j0i131j0i10j0i22i30j0i22i10i30j33i160.tcdPiGdGiNw&ved=0ahUKEwia9_LHmMzkAhUNKK0KHdUXB0MQ4dUDCAc&uact=5Fr. John Whitefordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03455863282054302939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-12220415706573395842019-09-12T16:07:30.883-05:002019-09-12T16:07:30.883-05:00Clearly, the EP is not acting apart from the influ...Clearly, the EP is not acting apart from the influence of the US government.Fr. John Whitefordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03455863282054302939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-19025144431750511082019-09-09T13:27:48.230-05:002019-09-09T13:27:48.230-05:00From your lips to God'ears.From your lips to God'ears.Archimandrite Gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09894842027467584759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-69678325799066713612019-09-09T10:26:21.114-05:002019-09-09T10:26:21.114-05:00Probably take at least one generation, maybe two, ...Probably take at least one generation, maybe two, to wipe the stench of seventy years in Hell off all the officials of that ravaged country, as they were ALL tainted by such. America will grow in our Orthodox Traditions during that same period. God love us all. Bozo2Uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01135391107531325048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-71870525316634236432019-09-09T10:19:57.799-05:002019-09-09T10:19:57.799-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bozo2Uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01135391107531325048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-41636694316477378462019-09-09T07:01:25.412-05:002019-09-09T07:01:25.412-05:00The EP still considers him a bishop, just one remo...The EP still considers him a bishop, just one removed from his office as exarch and, quite ridiculously, released into the void.Samn!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14142811721903345946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-33877540684704962782019-09-09T06:30:48.054-05:002019-09-09T06:30:48.054-05:00Jean Renneteau is however no longer the canonical ...Jean Renneteau is however no longer the canonical bishop. He has been removed from office by the Ecumenical Patriarchate. The Locum Tenens and the only canonical Hierarch is now Metropolitan Emmanuel of France. Triggstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01207102854621511529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-38398099866819336602019-09-09T04:30:43.895-05:002019-09-09T04:30:43.895-05:00If they want to avoid corruption then they have no...If they want to avoid corruption then they have no place to go since the church is used as a pawn including the good ole us of a! Reference to Ukraine!Archimandrite Gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09894842027467584759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-65812507895900968282019-09-08T23:24:21.663-05:002019-09-08T23:24:21.663-05:00Idk, people always criticize the ROC for being a &...Idk, people always criticize the ROC for being a "government pawn" but I really dont see it. The ROC has more independence from the government now than it ever has had in the past, given the history of Russia. Even if it was controlled by the government as many liberal types claim, what supposedly goes on now would be nothing in comparison to the majority of Orthodox history, when the head of state had unimaginable influence over the church. Tell me the MP is controlled by the Russian government when Putin abolishes the Patriarchate and replaces it with a governing synod controlled by the tsar, or banishes the Patriarch to a remote island monastery and replaces him with his son.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06277889467316537183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-89031910482427582082019-09-08T23:02:33.679-05:002019-09-08T23:02:33.679-05:00I can kinda understand this. While the EP has gone...I can kinda understand this. While the EP has gone completely off the deep end, Moscow has its problems too. The ROC seems to have once again become a de facto department of the government, which is currently run by some pretty corrupt people. It probably would have been better if they could have gone under the Serbians. But the Serbs are closely tied to Russia and likely don't want any drama. John (Ad Orientem)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14329907942477160166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-6115589923996147382019-09-08T20:51:06.328-05:002019-09-08T20:51:06.328-05:00Gluttons for punishment.Gluttons for punishment.rhartschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005412818602247908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-23122435487800791542019-09-08T15:21:43.685-05:002019-09-08T15:21:43.685-05:00Statue 26 of the archdiocesan charter also stipula...Statue 26 of the archdiocesan charter also stipulates that if a 2/3 majority is not met, then a second meeting is to be called within the next 3 months to further decide on the issue. If that meeting doesn't recieve a 4/5 majority the matter is left for the Archbishop to decide himself. So it is most likely that the issue isn't over yet, as a majority of the delegates wished to unite to the MP.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06277889467316537183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-22733737421512464652019-09-08T14:35:10.642-05:002019-09-08T14:35:10.642-05:00The Statutes of the Archdiocese required a two-thi...The Statutes of the Archdiocese required a two-thirds majority, so the motion to join the Moscow Patriarchate failed.Triggstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01207102854621511529noreply@blogger.com