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Christ is in our midst!
He is and ever shall be!
To the readership:
I am not opening a new discussion of any jurisdictional issues with
this posting. I am simply making a statement I feel I must in light
of the current climate. I am thoroughly opposed to certain activity
and cannot in good conscience remain silent.
In light of the seemingly ill-advised situation going on in
ROCOR, I and my wife will, hopefully for the time being, be
asserting our allegiance to the Synod of +Metropolitan Kiprianos Of
Oropos & Fili. We will still partake of the ministrations of the
Serbian church until such a time as a parish can be established to
meet our needs. We will, however, maintain prayerful communion with
both ROCOR and the ROCiE, but choose at this time to assume a stance
of neutrality in their division. We, furthermore, will cease in
actively pursuing the life in the Mysteries in ROCOR, with small
exceptions such as pilgrimages. In this statement, we wish to
affirm historical ROCOR and its legacy and disassociate ourselves
from the current and seemingly ruinous path of union undertaken. If
it is born out that we are in error, we humbly seek the forgiveness
of those whom we slight and/or have slighted. This decision has
taken some time and has not been entered into lightly and is by no
means final. Much prayer and soul searching on our parts has
brought this decision about. We do not wish anyone ill. We will
continue apart, living our life in Christ, showing charity to those
who come to us and trying humbly to seek after the one thing
needful. In none of this should it be understood that we will ever
consider ceasing to confess the Holy Orthodox Faith.
ORTHODOXIA I THANATOS!
Rostislav & Elizabeth Malleev-Pokrovsky
PS With this statement, we wish to affirm the moderate ecclesiology
of the Synod in Resistance with the understanding that the issue of
the Calendar Schism does not act to negate the grace of the
Mysteries of those who follow it. We, furthermore, believe that
ecumenism is the pan-heresy of our time. Although uncondemned, we
understand that it is the witness of the Saints to abandon communion
with bodies engaging in error in the affirmation of Orthodoxy and
the hopes that amendment be forthwith. We do understand that the
Patriarchate of Serbia has officially made statements to pull out of
the ecumenical movement, however, not fully implementing its
decisions. It is with this understanding that we continue in the
life in the Mysteries in her, that the intent of the Patriarchate of
Serbia is to abandon ecumenism. We understand that the Synod In
Resistance is not recognized by the Serbian Patriarchate, but, as an
intermediary and neutral step, in our situation, it is the only
prudent action to take. In regards to the issue of renovationism,
we remain stalwartly against these abberations in church life and
pray our Master will soon bring an end to things scandalous and
ruinous to the the soul. No where in this do we assert the
gracelessness of any jurisdiction, but, rather, we affirm the need
for Orthodox unity in Truth without compromise.
Orthodoxia I Thanatos!
Rostislav Mikhailovich Malleev-Pokrovsky
Jelizaveta Georgievna Malleeva-Pokrovskaja
