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by Jean-Serge
Mon 26 February 2024 8:15 am
Forum: True Orthodox Christian Churches
Topic: Romanian Old Calendar Orthodox Church (Slatioara)
Replies: 5
Views: 92

Romanian Old Calendar Orthodox Church (Slatioara)

Hello, I would like to get a better view of the current situation of the Romanian Old Calendar Orthodox Church (Slatioara Synod). The last 2-3 years were marked by several events within the synod: - deposition of the previous Metropolitan Vlasie, who refused it (but all the material on their website...
by Jean-Serge
Sun 25 February 2024 2:41 am
Forum: Intra-TOC Discussions
Topic: STOC and ROCANA, an ecclesiology of anarchy
Replies: 21
Views: 661

Re: STOC and ROCANA, an ecclesiology of anarchy

Suaidan wrote: Sun 25 February 2024 12:51 am

Imma stand with the SG's because Bp Lazar was wrong and ... I just won't say my opinion on Bp Lazar

What is SG?

by Jean-Serge
Sun 25 February 2024 2:34 am
Forum: Intra-TOC Discussions
Topic: STOC and ROCANA, an ecclesiology of anarchy
Replies: 21
Views: 661

Re: STOC and ROCANA, an ecclesiology of anarchy

If I am not mistaken, bishop Andronik is the senior bishop of ROCANA (other bishops are Andrei in Australia and Sophrony in Saint Petersburg).

What do you mean by, bishop Andronik has never acknowledged that his parishes went to the Moscow Patriarchate. Which concrete action did you expect from him?

by Jean-Serge
Fri 23 February 2024 8:27 am
Forum: Inquiring into Orthodoxy
Topic: Would converting spouses be remarried after their baptism?
Replies: 5
Views: 7107

Re: Would converting spouses be remarried after their baptism?

Orthodox in Michigan wrote: Fri 20 July 2018 4:33 am

I would like to know how that works if one is married with children before becoming orthodox if after baptism is a remarriage ceremony necessary?

Yes. It is entirely possible to have the wedding (crowning) done. It is done in some jurisdictions.

by Jean-Serge
Thu 22 February 2024 3:18 am
Forum: Intra-TOC Discussions
Topic: STOC and ROCANA, an ecclesiology of anarchy
Replies: 21
Views: 661

Re: STOC and ROCANA, an ecclesiology of anarchy

I agree that individual laymen leaving a bishop raises less issues. BUt when it is a whole parish, in particular with its building, in which sometimes many people invested time and money because it belonged to a specific jurisdiction, it might be even more painful. I also agree with the sentence fro...
by Jean-Serge
Wed 21 February 2024 1:46 pm
Forum: Intra-TOC Discussions
Topic: STOC and ROCANA, an ecclesiology of anarchy
Replies: 21
Views: 661

STOC and ROCANA, an ecclesiology of anarchy

In 2018, following their meting in France, STOC and ROCANA issued a common document available here http://rocana.org/archives/12527 This document led to a very long commentary by RTOC secretary Father Victor Melehov, with the title "the fruit of schism". The original text could be commente...
by Jean-Serge
Sun 11 February 2024 3:54 pm
Forum: Intra-TOC Discussions
Topic: Is there a official biography of archbishop Leonty Filippovich of ROCA ?
Replies: 7
Views: 355

Re: Is there a official biography of archbishop Leonty Filippovich of ROCA ?

You can find of this site some articles about Bishop (or Archbishop) Leonty here. This is only part one and there are other parts on the same site:

https://o-d-o-c.blogspot.com/2023/10/ar ... k-old.html