I read the interview initially on Facebook of all places, and now AOI has posted it in a far more civilized format. See here for complete interview. As a taste of what you'll be reading:
National Herald: I understand the issue of Diaspora will be discussed.
Met. Philip: There is no Diaspora here. We decided in 1994 with the late Archbishop Iakovos. We rejected the term Diaspora for North America; Diaspora is in Jerusalem today, we have two thousand Orthodox left in Jerusalem and we have in Constantinople two thousand left. In Iraq thousands of Christians have been slaughtered and many fled to Syria and other countries.
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National Herald: What is the story with OCA?
Met. Philip: Since 1970 they have autocephaly and they are not recognized any anyone except Moscow. The OCA situation is unfortunate; they have been trying very hard to get recognition but Constantinople is against recognizing them and Antioch is likewise nobody recognizes them but they do exist de facto.
National Herald: Is your Archdiocese in Eucharistic Communion with OCA?
Met. Philip: Of course we are.
National Herald: You mean that you co-celebrate the Liturgy.
Met. Philip: Absolutely.
National Herald: Then how come the Patriarchates of Constantinople and Antioch do not recognize them? Is this some type of hypocrisy?
Met. Philip: It is.
Met. Philip: There is no Diaspora here. We decided in 1994 with the late Archbishop Iakovos. We rejected the term Diaspora for North America; Diaspora is in Jerusalem today, we have two thousand Orthodox left in Jerusalem and we have in Constantinople two thousand left. In Iraq thousands of Christians have been slaughtered and many fled to Syria and other countries.
...
National Herald: What is the story with OCA?
Met. Philip: Since 1970 they have autocephaly and they are not recognized any anyone except Moscow. The OCA situation is unfortunate; they have been trying very hard to get recognition but Constantinople is against recognizing them and Antioch is likewise nobody recognizes them but they do exist de facto.
National Herald: Is your Archdiocese in Eucharistic Communion with OCA?
Met. Philip: Of course we are.
National Herald: You mean that you co-celebrate the Liturgy.
Met. Philip: Absolutely.
National Herald: Then how come the Patriarchates of Constantinople and Antioch do not recognize them? Is this some type of hypocrisy?
Met. Philip: It is.
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