I had occasion to peruse the ROAC USA website recently, which states:
This is the official website and authoritative voice of the RUSSIAN ORTHODOX AUTONOMOUS CHURCH OF AMERICA (ROAC). No other English language based website (other than the sites linked herein) claiming to speak for His Eminence, Metropolitan Valentine of Suzdal and Vladimir, or any of the individual Hierarchs of the Holy Synod of the RUSSIAN ORTHODOX AUTONOMOUS CHURCH (ROAC), should be considered as genuine or valid.
and in looking at the "Catechism" section found here:
http://www.roacusa.org/catechism.html
I came across some very disturbing articles. There are literally dozens of articles hosted, so I can't cover them all, but take these two for example:
DISCOURSES ON GOD AND MAN
http://www.roacusa.org/Orthodox%20Schoo ... %20Man.doc
The material in the following chapters was barrowed [sic] from dif-ferent [sic] sources. It was reviewed, corrected and supplemented by Bishop Alexander (Mileant).
and
ORTHODOX APOLOGETIC THEOLOGY
http://www.roacusa.org/Orthodox%20Schoo ... exande.doc
By professor Ivan M. Andreyev of the Holy Trinity Seminary, edited and updated by Bishop Alexander (Mileant).
These missionary leaflets which were published by Bp. Alexander Mileant promote heretical teachings according to the theory of Evolution.
I do not know who specifically is responsible for the material contained on the ROAC USA website, and whether or not they were perhaps just careless in posting these writings, or if (God forbid!) they actually believe these doctrines.
The scandalous work, The River of Fire by Alexandre Kalomiros is also posted on this page, and contains a number of unorthodox statements as well.
Is Bishop Andrei aware that these writings appear on the official site of the ROAC in the U.S.? If so, does his grace sanction these teachings?
One would hope that Bp. Andrei is simply unaware of these teachings on the official site, and when apprised of the situation, will take appropriate action to safeguard ROAC's presentation of subject matter pertaining to the Faith, so as to not scandalize the faithful.
Cyprian