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Friday, April 10. 2009

The Open Letter

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Posted by Mark at 20:49 | Comments (4)

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Second visit of Met Jonah (OCA) to Met. Philip. What is he planning to offst the tide re the Damascus Synod. My Priest says don't say Antioch, while Met P emboldens the Greeks to get out of Istanbul. Yes, the Phanar has less than 2000 people. Antioch in Turkey has about 600 or so. No one visits that part of Turkey. Met P will announce some "extra special" rel. with the OCA, my Priest says. How to free ourselves from foreigh despots?! Blessed Holy Week and our Lord would be sad at the byz. politics employed from Damascus to Englewood !
#1 Anonymous on 2009-04-11 12:42
Here it is:

http://ochlophobist.blogspot.com/2009/04/what-mean-mark-was-trying-to-confront.html#links
#2 A picture worth a thousand words on 2009-04-11 14:38
The letter is interesting in that it has us delve into the consideration of the Moscow Patriarchate taking away self rule from the OCA.

If you ask me, if the Moscow Patriarchate tried to take away self rule from the OCA, the church would collapse.

How would it collapse? I think the Bishops would no longer recieve any money at all.

There are too many priest only churches in America to begin counting.

I truly believe the Bishops fail to remember how easy it would be for everyone to follow in their footsteps when rules are broken and start breaking other rules.

I pray that Metropolitan Philip will come to understand this likelihood. If the culture of the Antiochian church is to like the dictator, perhaps the results will be different.

Not sure if my comments are helpful for anyone, but I hope the church weathers its storm, and I hope people in the Antiochian church don't leave Orthodoxy on account of Metropolitan Philip.
#3 Daniel E. Fall on 2009-04-12 19:30
When we recite the creed (at least weekly) we say, "and He rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures." And so according to the Scriptures: "But it shall not be so among you; but whoever would be great among you must be your servant" (Mark 10: 42-45). Another Scripture I call to mind frequently: "To have lawsuits at all with one another is defeat for you" (1 Cor 6: 1-7). Canonical order must be restored!
#4 George Warholak (Link) on 2009-04-15 12:51

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