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by SavaBeljovic
Sat 12 July 2025 4:31 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Defrocked ROCOR-MP priest received into the GOARCH's "Slavic Vicariate" -- per UOJ
Replies: 7
Views: 223

Re: Defrocked ROCOR-MP priest received into the GOARCH's "Slavic Vicariate" -- per UOJ


You misread the article. It say it is unusual to release the reasons for defrocking unless a risk for public safety. Secondly most of Rocor- Mps bishops have spoken against the war.


I did misread it, my apologies. That's on me.

As for ROCOR-MP bishops being against Putin's war, I know Ilarion ...
by SavaBeljovic
Fri 11 July 2025 1:07 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Defrocked ROCOR-MP priest received into the GOARCH's "Slavic Vicariate" -- per UOJ
Replies: 7
Views: 223

Re: Defrocked ROCOR-MP priest received into the GOARCH's "Slavic Vicariate" -- per UOJ


I for one do not feel a single drop of sympathy or pity for former Fr Stepanenko
I'm SURE he did other things TOO, like ALL these ones who are accepted into the Slavic Vicariate have done. Sleazy dealings with money or other infringements of the code of good priestly behavior
Remember that former ...
by SavaBeljovic
Fri 11 July 2025 12:07 pm
Forum: Document Library
Topic: Collection of Ukrainian Saints vol. III
Replies: 0
Views: 79

Collection of Ukrainian Saints vol. III

Dearest brothers and sisters, after about two months of work, I finally completed this latest document. If there are any errors or mistakes, please let me know.

by SavaBeljovic
Thu 10 July 2025 8:52 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Defrocked ROCOR-MP priest received into the GOARCH's "Slavic Vicariate" -- per UOJ
Replies: 7
Views: 223

Defrocked ROCOR-MP priest received into the GOARCH's "Slavic Vicariate" -- per UOJ

Per article: https://uoj.news/en/defending-faith/84732-goarch-receives-defrocked-rocor-priest-alexander-strepanenko-into-slavic-vicariate

But the one part that is noteworthy is why this Fr. Alexander was defrocked by the ROCOR-MP:

“The reason that Stepanenko was defrocked has not been made public ...
by SavaBeljovic
Wed 9 July 2025 8:06 am
Forum: Synaxarion Orthodoxia
Topic: Life of Metropolitan Feofil of Kharkiv (+ 1944), killed for refusing to join the MP
Replies: 7
Views: 692

Re: Life of Metropolitan Feofil of Kharkiv (+ 1944), killed for refusing to join the MP

Barbara wrote: Wed 9 July 2025 1:28 am

Remarkable to find the 2 photos. Incredible that they are available to see, having been I guess preserved in KGB archives all this time ?

Is the material at the link in English or Russian ?

It is in Russian

by SavaBeljovic
Tue 8 July 2025 8:05 am
Forum: Synaxarion Orthodoxia
Topic: Life of Metropolitan Feofil of Kharkiv (+ 1944), killed for refusing to join the MP
Replies: 7
Views: 692

Re: Life of Metropolitan Feofil of Kharkiv (+ 1944), killed for refusing to join the MP

I have updated the life of Vladyka Feofil with new information I recently discovered -- most of the new information is about his activities during the war, which before were a mystery to me.

I also discovered a photograph of Vladyka Feofil after he had been arrested by the NKVD.