The Reality of Sergianism
We are often accused of having become obsessed over the Old Calendar as the Old Believers once had over their traditions; that we have become obsessed over ecumenism, but especially over sergianism.
They say that we, while living in a free society, continue to unjustly accuse the Russian Church of apostasy, not taking into account the entire complexity, the whole “impossibility” of the existence of the Church under communist rule without the the Declaration of Metropolitan Sergei (Stragorodsky), who attempted to “save” the Church. And that we persist in condemning him despite the fact that Patriarch Alexei II supposedly admitted that it had been a mistake and took that sin upon himself. Is it not time for us to forgive and forget about this? But how can one forget if sergianism persists in mercilessly causing the decomposition of the Church of Christ even unto this day!
The words of the Declaration of Metropolitan Sergius “your joys are our joys” remain in force. And the communist ideology “Whoever is not with us is against us” continue to wield power over them despite the fact that now the word “democrat” replaces the word “communist”.
Sergianism is the living, God-opposing, destructive and extremely active organism inside the church organism, which not only continues to exist but also continues to further its abominable anti-Christ agenda.
We know, that the Godless authority ripped to shreds the Russian soul of old and like never before this soul is in need of correction, of renewal in the Spirit of God, in being reared again in the fear of God. Yet do we see this coming from the Patriarchate? The Moscow Patriarchate “in the style of Stragorodsky” carries out orders given by the current Godless authority to annihilate from the consciousness of believers all that which does not serve them or the new world order, i.e., anti-Christ.
On what basis do we call the current authority “godless”? Orthodox sovereigns relied on God in their difficult service, while the current government has separated itself from the church. And whereas it has separated itself from the church of Christ, it has separated itself from God! On what basis does the Patriarchate pray “For our God-protected country, authorities, and armed forces...”? If the current government considers itself to be protected by God, then why were the words “the Cross is the dominion of kings” deleted from the exapostilarion of the feast of the Exaltation of the Lord's Cross: “The Cross is the guardian of the whole world! The dominion of kings! The Cross is the confirmation of the faithful! The Cross is the glory of the angels and the wounding of the demons!”?
Let us cite one more example: from the troparion to St. George the Trophy-bearer, “As thou art the liberator of captives, and defender of the poor, physician of the infirm, champion of kings, O victorious great martyr George, entreat Christ God, that our souls be saved.” In all the new editions the words “champion of kings” have disappeared.
If these changes were not made on orders from the government, in any case these are nonetheless manifestations of sergianism. It is not by the communist nor current authorities that any mention of pious kings is eliminated from liturgical books, but by the church authorities! These books which include modifications were published not under soviet rule, but now, under the new freedom.
The new world government, having killed the Anointed One of God, has undertaken the re-education of the new generation according to its program, and the Moscow Patriarchate carries out with servility that which is commanded, in order that the Russian person would not know or would forget, without even noticing, that the noble Tsars defeated enemies by the power of the Cross of the Lord and by the prayers and with the help of the holy God-pleasers.
Currently preparations are underway to adopt a new world government. Metropolitan Sergei (Stragorodsky) had sold the liberty of the Church and this slavery continues even to this day. If the Patriarch asserts that they are “free”, he thereby only proves that even to this day they are destroying things pertaining to the church in order to please the government, following the soviet slogan “not out of fear but out of conscience”.
The Church of Christ is conciliar. It cannot be otherwise. When exactly was it, at which council of MP hierarchs was a resolution adopted to eliminate from liturgical books that which was written by the Holy Fathers of the Church? And on what basis?
Sergianism continues to flourish and conduct its destructive program. Let us not close our eyes under the external guise of “forgiveness” and thereby enable the beguilement. May God deliver us from this.
+Bishop Stefan
of Trenton and North America
February 19, 2012
It is a really good thing. But in additional I think we have to keep in mind, that Sergianism is not an "only Russian" symptom from the God-less and daemonic Soviet era. You can find Sergianism in all "Churches" which are servants of the state's governments. It is not a special thing for Russia, but nevertheless it had it's beginning there.