Moscow, December 6 (Interfax) - Patriarch Kirill has asked Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin to provide financial assistance with restoring the Orthodox Church in America's representation church located on the grounds of the Church of Saint Catherine-in-the-fields in Moscow.
"The discussion of this topic has entered a very positive stage, and it seems to me that soon all consultations will be over," the patriarch said at meeting on Friday with Metropolitan Tikhon of All America and Canada, who has arrived to attend the festivities to mark the metochion's 25th anniversary.
The autocephaly of the Orthodox Church in America turns 50 next year, the patriarch said, adding that he hoped the inter-church relations based on unity and mutual respect "can become a factor of improvement in the relations between our people."
Patriarch Kirill thanked Metropolitan Tikhon for supporting in his prayers "the long-suffering Ukrainian Orthodox Church" and stressed his principled position on "the non-recognition of the so-called Orthodox Church of Ukraine" formed a year ago with the backing of the Patriarchate of Constantinople and the administration of then president Pyotr Poroshenko.
Friday, December 6, 2019
OCA metochion... and a side of Ukraine
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"...and stressed his principled position..."
ReplyDeleteDid Met. Tikhon and/or the OCA synod (presuming I am reading the pronoun correctly) *publicly* state a "principled" position on "the non recognition" of the Orthodox Church of the Ukraine? If so, link?
https://www.oca.org/holy-synod/statements/holy-synod/archpastoral-letter-on-ukraine
DeleteThanks Matthew. The soundbite:
Delete"To continue to recognize and support Metropolitan Onufry as the canonical head and Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church;
To withhold, with several of our sister Churches, recognition of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine;
That no changes be made to the diptychs, noting that the Orthodox Church in America has not been formally requested to make such changes;"
Looking forward to hearing Met. Tikhon speak at Saint Tikhon's Orthodox University (where the 1917-1918 Council was held) on Sunday.
ReplyDeleteI'm an OCA priest in the Diocese of the South. I'm not sure why there is any idea that we have not consistently supported the canonical Church of Ukraine under Met. Onuphry. His Beatitude Tikhon has repeatable affirmed this and our synod has quite publicly and repeatable stated and affirmed this.
ReplyDeleteThere are a few out there that jump at the chance to put down the OCA for anything. This is no different, sadly.
Bless Fr. Alexis,
ReplyDeleteDo you anticipate a scenario where the OCA might break communion with the GOA?