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Are there any articles on nftu or is any one here aware of why the two bishops left the goc-s for the toc-k or what lead up to their departure?
Did they leave any written statements of was is conflict of personality or reasons of faith?
If you read the very lengthy recent GOC encyclical (of which no official English translation exists yet), you will discover why these two bishops are estranged from the GOC under His Beatitude, Archbishop Stephanos. Although they apparently are sympathetic with Monk Kirikos, having met with him multiple times to encourage "unity" talks, they have not yet affiliated with him to my knowledge. Note that I am not in communication with these two dissident bishops and have never corresponded with them.
Last year, I did correspond with a young lady in Australia who told of the horrible discord created by these two dissident bishops as parishes in Australia, in Greece, and in Cyprus remain very divided.
Once again, below is the link to this most recent GOC encyclical, and this is not off topic, for Monk Kirikos accuses the GOC under Archbishop Stephanos of violating the GOC Encyclical against Old Calendar Ecumenism, and this is why the two dissident bishops who have been corresponding with Monk Kirikos have been censored by the GOC and are accused of plotting with Monk Kirikos and thus committing disobedient and schismatic acts.
Further note, that this encyclical has not defrocked or dismissed these bishops, but is asking them to repent of their schismatic actions whereby they have plotted with Monk Kirikos against the GOC Synod.
These excerpts show the intrigue committed against the GOC by these two dissident bishops:
Who really are these individuals which are shocking the Church members and are openly
threatening the unity of our Holy Church? It is those who obviously in self-interest judge
with double standards, taking the opportunity whenever they can to mingle with Kirikos
Kontogiannis who has been defrocked on grounds of cacodoxy/heresy; who they
acknowledge and took photos together at the Sacred Holy Trinity Monastery at Examilia; and
who under uncertain circumstances was elected as governing member of the Executive
Council of the legal organization serving our Church which handles the ecclesiastical
property known as O.D.A.P.I.E.G.O.C ; about whom they proposed in writing for the
realization of a “meeting” and dialogue in order to achieve “a union with the group of
Kirikos” (letter of the Metropolitan of Argolis kyr. Pachomios, Protocol No. 86-30/7/2015 to
His Beatitude Archbishop kyr. kyr. Stephanos); and whom likewise His Eminence of Patrai
kyr. Eustathios had a meeting in an Athenian hotel on the 10/23 - 10/2016 where they co
-signed an “appeal - request” for the inauguration of a “dialogue, that will lead to
ecclesiastical unity” ...
On the contrary, in the current situation, there is a deliberate attempt to create confusion
between potentially canonical infringements about supposed matters of faith, which are used
as insincere excuses for undeclared shrewd purposes by those undertaking them, where again
the only responsible authority qualified to examine, judge and decide is the Holy Synod.
Summarizing all that has been extensively shown, our Holy Synod has effortlessly reached
the conclusion that in reality the plot which was artfully contrived some time now in order to
create a new division within the Most Holy Church, under the masked pretext of supposed
matters of faith and supposed necessity to draw up and sign a “Confession of Faith” which in
fact was already written and pre-signed by the chief instigators of the division with their
collaborators, has been exposed. The masks have already fallen!
And it has been proven beyond a shadow of doubt that the volitions of the evil one have
been timely exposed and, with Gods Grace, ecclesiastically confronted; thanks to the
admirable unity of our Church’s believers who have our Lord Jesus Christ as Head of Its
body, while having as Its highest governing and spiritual Authority our rightful and canonical
Holy Synod, presided by His Beatitude The Archbishop of Athens and all Greece kyr. kyr.
Stephanos.
Therefore, addressing the culprits: The Metropolitans of Argolis kyr. Pachomios and Patrai
kyr. Eustathios, who scandalized the faithful Church members; we call upon them to
immediately stop without any delay their inexcusable and unwarranted severing of
Ecclesiastical communion with the President of the Holy Synod and Its remaining Hierarchs,
thus being re-instated to the regular/canonical order, as they are obliged to do. We declare to
them that in persisting with their coercive and unwarranted actions, they render themselves
liable before God and humans for the ordeal in which they are preparing to drag our Holy
Church due to their ulterior motives; however, we forewarn them that all further actions of
theirs will ensue in prompt decisions foreseen and imposed by the Holy Canons and constant
ecclesiastical practice.
