Where's Bp. Symeon of Lakedaimonia?????

[Roman]

http://www.synodinresistance.org/Admini ... Syn432.pdf

I was told that Bp. Symeon is also very ill and that he couldn't even serve anymore...
Well, it seems the Synod in Resistance wants to work together with all the True Orthodox Christians.
Although all of us may imagine how difficut it may be, especially coming from this Synod repudiated by other Old-Calendarist groups, I think it's a good first step... at least they're wondering, expressing the will that all the Old-Calendarists churches should be one.
More may be read right here: http://www.synodinresistance.org/Theolo ... stasis.pdf
Maybe this will never happen, but who knows it'll bring at least a rapproachment, dialogue, with some other Old-Calendarists? That would be a good beggining... or not... who knows....
I've heard something alike from other Traditionalists groups...

Asking your prayers,
Roman

[Priest Siluan]

Dear Roman:

I find positive this step of the Synod in Resistance, as well as that of other true churches that look for the unity of the True Orthodox, our synod has also expressed the will for approach with other true Orthodox:

"The Russian Orthodox Church is not striving to close in on itself. On the contrary, we desire communion with the True Orthodox Christians of all countries and peoples. We intend to take practical steps to establish full canonical communion with sister True Orthodox Local Churches." November 12/25, 2000.

http://roacusa.org/15.html

And although the Synod in Resistance and other TOC synods as our one has one same enemy, the Ecumenism, I lowly think that the central topic for the approach of the TOC Synod and the Synod in Resistance will be that about its ecclesiology, since the Resistence´s ecclesiology is peculiar and only of its and very different to that one of all the other TOC Synods, whom share one same ecclesiology. Curiously the Romanian Old Calendarists and Bulgarian Old Calendarist has a more close ecclesiology to that one of all other TOC Synods, although they are in communion with the Synod in Resistance.

God may gran unity to TOC, in humility, and without personal interest and prides... but always in the True and Right Faith.

With love in Christ

Priest Siluan

[Roman]

Fr. Siluan, you've mentioned the Bulgarian and Romanian Old-Calendar churches may differ somewhat about the ecclesiology of the HSR.
Please, I'm not using in ANY way some kind of malice with this, but I'd really like to listen to opinions on the following:
http://www.synodinresistance.org/Theolo ... elosis.pdf
And here the original with their signatures:
http://www.synodinresistance.org/Theolo ... eimeno.pdf
I got really curious, when I've read your post and that statement came automaticaly to my mind... I can understand somehow what you've said though! But as it's just a partial comprehension...
This document has just appeared in their website, although it was a not so up-to-date post, as they themselves have said therein.

Asking for your prayers,
Roman

[spiridon]

This isnt anything new, The ROAC, Matthewites(ArchBishop Nicholas),Rocie, and others have always been around to embrace Right Believers-Am I wrong?

[Priest Siluan]

Dear Roman:

No. I understood perfectly that HSR and the Romanian OC and Bulgarian OC are also looking for the unity with other TOC Synods too and I find good it. I just meant that all TOC Synods (even the Russian oned, ROCiE and ROAC) condemned the teaching of Met Kyprianos about "ill parts" of Church. And as I have heard this teaching is not shared by the Romanian OC and Bulgarian OC, although they are in communion with him. Because I have known (through Vladimir Moss) that the Romanian OC chrismated to people who come to them from the "official church". So, most of the TOC Synods doesn't have objections with regard to the Romanian OC except that one about they are in communion with Met. Kyprianos.

For that reason I said (and out from from any malice and with genuine Christian love) that the main topic for discuss for a possible approach between HSR and TOC synods, will be about the ecclesiology of Met Kyprianos. If he would give up this point, I believe everything would be more easy to reach the unity. Although also had existed other important barrier to reach the unity of the TOC Synods and it was the pride and personal problems and personal interests and other foolishness that exist among some hierarches, while there are not theological or ecclesiological differences.

This has harmed a lot of and produces distrust on the TOCs, becuse the division is not a Christian "quality", on the other hand everything would be easier if there was an unity of all TOCs, because would be easier for people to know where is the Church.