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Dear Theophan
A Blessed Namesday!
According to the book "The Spiritual Life" published by St. Herman Press his relics are in a village church near the Vysha Monastery (where he lived) - there is even a picture of it. Vysha is in the Tambov region (south of Moscow)
But this was circa 1995 and the ...

I'm curious to know what ROCOR's view is on the ROAC and why the two groups aren't in communion. Does anyone have a link?

Q - "In Russia, besides the Moscow Patriarchate, there is also another "alternative" Church - the Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church headed by Metropolitan Valentine ...

Mr. Woerl,
With all due respect since when are the allegations of Vladimir Moss worth anything? He's hardly an objective viewpoint concerning the Russian Church. Aren't there protocols for dealing with these issues in the Church, and if crimes are committed aren't there laws which can be prosecuted ...

the oldest, i fyou excuse the expression, red-herring of all:

"The MP could as well have its questions about the role of ROCOR hierarchs collaborating in Germany or Yugoslavia . . . "


Mr Woerl-
It may indeed be a red herring for the ROCOR, same as the MP might consider the whole regurgitation ...

Dear Mr. Woerl
This is my first post into this forum. I have generally been "off" the internet lists lately - though I have been following recent events in the ROCOR closely.
As way of introduction, I was ordained in the ROCOR and received by the Patriarchate in 2001. I believed then and now that ...