Does anyone have a photo of Bishop Gregory Grabbe? I've been reading a lot about him and his articles lately and I Wonder what did he look like?
Vl. Gregory Grabbe photo ?
Moderator: Mark Templet
Hello guys,
If anyone has the time, do you think you could fill me in on the history of the Grabbe family. I know they were influencial in the Church Abroad and that Bishop Gregory was very close with Blessed Metropolitan Philaret, but also that there is much contraversy around them and that they all ended their days outside of the ROCA. I don't really know much more. Just a few paragraphs would do if you have the time.
Thank you,
In Christ,
Nicholas (savva)
Thank you for the warning Ania.
I certainly don't want to open a can of worms here or start a war. Still, if someone could just give me some facts without throwing a slant on it one way or the other I would be thankful. For example, nothing like, ''Bishop Gregory, seening the impending doom and future heresy of ROCOR, left her to Sergianism and joined one of the last strongholds of Orthodoxy''. Or the other extreme; ''Because of his sectarian closemindedness, Bishop Gregory joined the sect of HOCNA homo monks''. Rather something like, ''Bishop Gregory felt such and such and did such and such...'' kind of thing would be fine. Just want to learn. There should be no reason to be afraid of the truth.
In Christ,
Nicholas
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Bishop Gregory Grabbe on ROCOR:
From Church News, No. 5, Sept - Oct. 1994, pp. 2-4
". . . In pronouncing its Decision concerning communion with Metropolitan Cyprian's group, our Sobor, unfortunately, did not also call to mind the text of that Decision taken formerly, under the presidency of Metropolitan Philaret, anathematizing the heresy of Ecumenism. Among others it contains such words as these: "Therefore, to those who knowingly have communion with these aforementioned heretics, or who advocate, disseminate, or who defend their new heresy of Ecumenism: Anathema."
Indeed, by not investigating the matter seriously and by forgetting about this previously confirmed anathematizing of the New Calendarists/Ecumenists (or perhaps not venturing to abrogate this resolution), our Sobor, as frightful as it may be to admit, has fallen under its own anathema."
http://www.russianorthodox-roac.com/7.html