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BTW a question for Fr. Mark Templet, since he's in ROAC and has access to sources in Russia... just who is this Metropolitan Rafael that Milan-America is in communion with now? I know of the various ROCOR split-offs, but this one is new to me.

Any information?

With love of Christ's Holy Orthodox ...

Official Confession of the Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of North and South America and the British Isles

http://www.milansynodusa.org/2011/03/text-of-confession-of-faith-to-be.html#more

Of course, I note that this was posted to the website of the Spanish diocese back in January, and Milan ...

Thanks for this better translation. Will update my NFTU story with that one: http://news-nftu.blogspot.com/2011/04/chaos-in-milan-spain-refuses-to-go.html

Sure thing. BTW I saw this Press Release on the website for the Spanish Diocese of the Milan Synod, at
http://orientalhispana.webs.com ...

I guess by now you've discovered that the rest of the European bishops, rather than continuing with you in schism, are coming home to the Church as well.

You sure about that?

From the website of the Milan Synod, http://www.ihtis.wordpress.com :

Tutto sta nel desiderio unanime del Sinodo di ...

Good to see the GOA has a future. ;)

It's the Church that saves us, not the other way around. :)

Well, yes, but... the GOA isn't the Church.

On the contrary, it's your little conventicle that isn't the Church... but the Spirit of God is blowing through all of you to call you all back to the ...

\Until yesterday, the Milan Synod had six Bishops, and the Metropolia had three Bishops.

Abundius, speaking for Italy, broke communion with the three Bishops, all the sister Churches, and then proceeded to retire the Bishops outside Italy.

In short, two active Bishops (perhaps three, but as no ...

Suaiden wrote:

Good to see the GOA has a future.

Rather, it's good that we (my soon-to-be wife and I) have a future in the GOA. It's the Church that saves us, not the other way around.