Suzdal Diocese Gazette Excommunication Official Announcement

[Methodius]

Official Announcement

The editorial board of Suzdal Diocese Gazette has received several letters, both from Russia and abroad, asking to explain to our readers why Anton Ter-Grigorian and church historian Vladimir Moss were excommunicated from the ROAC. We directed this question to the Chairman of the Synod of Bishops, Metropolitan Valentine of Suzdal and Vladimir. He answered as follows:

Anton Ter-Grigorian was excommunicated by an ukaz dated July 26, 2002, for violation of the Statements of the Synod of Bishops; intrigues; spreading of lies and slanders against bishops and clergy of ROAC; and provoking discords and divisions in the Russian Church. In addition, Anton Ter-Grigorian openly propagated the heresy of Nestorianism. He refused to acknowledge that our Lord Jesus Christ is God and God Logos, and that the Most Holy Virgin Mary is true Mother of God; moreover, he taught about two persons and two hypostases in Christ, and spread heretical teaching about deification of Christians that were anathematised by the Third, Fourth and Fifth Ecumenical Councils. After multiple admonitions and appeals from both the clergy and First Hierarch to repent, Anton Ter-Grigorian did not repent, and was excommunicated.

Reader Vladimir Moss was excommunicated for supporting actions and teachings of Anton Ter-Grigorian and also for his public teaching that those who choose celibate life should get married in order to defeat fornication. Vladimir Moss actually preached the un-Orthodox teaching of the Greek heretic-modernist Christos Jannaras that was adopted from the Jewish Kabbala about some "heavenly grace of Eros", androgynes, etc. Thereby, Vladimir Moss condemned ancient saints (those who advocated chastity) of being "marriage-strugglers". Vladimir Moss also violated the Statements of the Synod and, together with Anton Ter-Grigorian, provoked divisions and discords in the Russian Church.

The Editorial Board thanked the First Hierarch for his answer and now presents it to whom it may concern.

[Logos]

These two will either hop to another Orthodox jurisdiction or start another one.

[bogoliubtsy]

So is ROAC down to 7 members now?

[Mor Ephrem]

So is ROAC down to 7 members now?

LOL!

I don't know how large ROAC is, but that is just too funny!

[OrthodoxyOrDeath]

"...nevertheless for the present the godly are a laughing stock, while the goodness of God and the great treasuries of what is in store for each of them hereafter are concealed. Then indeed word and deed and thought will be weighed in the just balances of God, as He arises to judge the earth, gathering together counsel and works, and revealing what He had kept sealed up." (Oration XXI., On the Great Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria)

[Julianna]

So is ROAC down to 7 members now?

So you'll think it's funny to make fun of a Church that just this week had one of it's 12 bishops burned by MP arsonists? So you'll think it's funny to make fun of a Church that's had it's invalid care centers and convents burned down? So you'll think it's funny to make fun of a Church that keeps the Faith with HUNDREDS of churches in Russia and hundreds of members in America? So you'll think it's funny to make fun of a Church who's Metropolitan's told that if he'll just convert to the Soviet Patriarchate the trumped up charges against him'll be dropped?

You're a nothing but a big jerk Peter.

[Natasha]

Peter,

Don't you think it was quite insensitive of you to make a joke at a church's expense during their time of crisis? I know you don't belong to their church, however, that doesn't mean that you should show such disrespect.