Strained Relationship between EC and Church of Greece

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Strained Relationship between EC and Church of Greece

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http://www.pravoslavie.ru/english/91041.htm

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The Church of Greece sent representatives to the recent meeting in Switzerland, but Archbishop Ieronymos II did not attend. Per the article in Pravoslavie, there are three canonical reasons given for his absence, and it was not for "personal reasons" as the EP pretends.

Relations between the Patriarchate of Constantinople and the Church of Greece are in a new phase of tension on the threshold of the Pan-Orthodox Council, reports Romfea. ...

The first canonical reason: the uncanonical interference of the Patriarch of Constantinople in the election of the Metropolitan of Ioannina. In Canon Law this is classified as intrusion upon the jurisdiction of another Local Church ...

The second reason is opening of a representation of the Patriarchate of Constantinople in Athens without any authorization received from the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece. ... "The Phanariotes want a separate representation in order to throw their weight around in my Archbishopric and provoke discords". Provoking dissensions and divisions in other Local Church is punished in a very severe way by the Holy Canons.

The third reason is the attempt of the Ecumenical Patriarchate to negotiate with the Greek Government a change in the official status of the Patriarchal representation in Athens, raising it to the level of 'Exarchate'.

To read the complete article, please click the link above.

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This is in no way interesting. Heretics and apostates are outside the True Orthodoxy.

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Archimandrit Nilos wrote:

This is in no way interesting. Heretics and apostates are outside the True Orthodoxy.

Yes, the World Orthodox have left True Orthodoxy by imposing the New Calendar on their flock or by endorsing its usage by concelebrating with those who use it. Then they have their unedifying power struggles. Lord have mercy and save them.

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