The Future of the ROCOR

[John Haluska]

Documents. The decision of the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on the Relations with the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia

The Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church 3-8 October 2004
Having heard and discussed the report of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy of Moscow and All Russia, the report of Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, and the report of Archbishop Innokenty of Korsun on the successfully developing dialogue with the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, the Bishops' Council thanked the All-Gracious Lord for the considerable improvement of relations with our brothers and unanimously resolved:

1. that the steps in the direction of overcoming divisions, which have existed in the body of the Russian Orthodox Church for decades, be considered exceptionally important;

2. that satisfaction be expressed with the visits of the official delegations of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia to the Russian Orthodox Church, including the delegation headed by the first hierarch His Eminence Metropolitan Laurus, as well as with the successful common work of the Commission of the Moscow Patriarchate on Dialogue with the Russian Church Outside of Russia and the Commission of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia on Discussions with the Moscow Patriarchate;

3. that the contents of the documents prepared by the Commissions and presented to the Council for consideration be approved;

4. that after the completion of the Commissions's work and bilateral agreement of the prepared documents the Holy Synod be charged with a canonical act by which the Eucharistic communion and unity be restored on the basis of the adopted decisions.

Patriarch Alexy of Moscow

and All Russia Members of the Presidium of the Council:

Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev and All Ukraine

Metropolitan Vladimir of St.Petersburg and Ladoga

Metropolitan Philaret of Minsk and Slutsk, Patriarchal Exarch of All Byelarus

Metropolitan Juvenaly of Krutitsy and Kolomna

Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations

Metropolitan Vladimir of Kishinev and All Moldova

Metropolitan Vladimir of Tashkent and Central Asia

Archbishop Anastasy of Kazan and Tatarstan

Archbishop Sergy of Samara and Syzran

Archbishop Dimitry of Vitebsk and OrshaBishop Daniel and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and the Kuriles

Metropolitan Clement of Kaluga and Borovsk, Chancellor of the Moscow Patriarchate

http://www.mospat.ru/text/e_news/id/7814.html

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Documents. The decision of the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on the Relations with the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia

The Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church 3-8 October 2004
Having heard and discussed the report of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy of Moscow and All Russia, the report of Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, and the report of Archbishop Innokenty of Korsun on the successfully developing dialogue with the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, the Bishops' Council thanked the All-Gracious Lord for the considerable improvement of relations with our brothers and unanimously resolved:

1. that the steps in the direction of overcoming divisions, which have existed in the body of the Russian Orthodox Church for decades, be considered exceptionally important;

2. that satisfaction be expressed with the visits of the official delegations of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia to the Russian Orthodox Church, including the delegation headed by the first hierarch His Eminence Metropolitan Laurus, as well as with the successful common work of the Commission of the Moscow Patriarchate on Dialogue with the Russian Church Outside of Russia and the Commission of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia on Discussions with the Moscow Patriarchate;

3. that the contents of the documents prepared by the Commissions and presented to the Council for consideration be approved;

4. that after the completion of the Commissions's work and bilateral agreement of the prepared documents the Holy Synod be charged with a canonical act by which the Eucharistic communion and unity be restored on the basis of the adopted decisions.

Patriarch Alexy of Moscow

and All Russia Members of the Presidium of the Council:

Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev and All Ukraine

Metropolitan Vladimir of St.Petersburg and Ladoga

Metropolitan Philaret of Minsk and Slutsk, Patriarchal Exarch of All Byelarus

Metropolitan Juvenaly of Krutitsy and Kolomna

Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations

Metropolitan Vladimir of Kishinev and All Moldova

Metropolitan Vladimir of Tashkent and Central Asia

Archbishop Anastasy of Kazan and Tatarstan

Archbishop Sergy of Samara and Syzran

Archbishop Dimitry of Vitebsk and OrshaBishop Daniel and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and the Kuriles

Metropolitan Clement of Kaluga and Borovsk, Chancellor of the Moscow Patriarchate

http://www.mospat.ru/text/e_news/id/7814.html

Looks like the MP has approved the Commisions' documents for unity. Now the ball is in the ROCOR's corner! Very important news! Thank you for sharing this with us John.