Was ROCOR's 1994 Sobor Legitimate?

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Re: Was ROCOR's 1994 Sobor Legitimate?

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Despotovac wrote:

GOC consider metropolitan Hrisostomos as its founder. Although he did not left even one bishop after his death, they believe that they had apostolic succession from him, and his confessing of fait. Metropolitan Hrisostomos of Florina (Kavuridis) for 13 years (1937-1950) had wrong teaching that New calendarists have Grace ( teaching of Cyprianists). Of course, he abandon that wrong teaching, so we consider him, as entire GOC, as Orthodox. ROCOR keep this wrong teaching twice less; 7 years (1994- 2001) and then abandon it. So one cannot say that Hrisostomos of Florina that is GOC, deprive himself of apostolic succession, because he give up wrong teaching while he was still alive. Equally, ROCOR - Vitaly and with it RTOC abnegate it wrong teaching from ROCOR's 1994 Sobor.

Excellent explanation, dearest Father Stefan!

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