I confessed to an old ROCOR priest once...one who was close to Fr. Seraphim Rose. Not to get into details about my confession...but during this confession some of my "issues" with the OCA came up. My not feeling comfortable with a certain OCA parish, etc. along with the sins I had committed and was asking forgiveness for. After the OCA talk and the confessing of my sins, the priest said : "Let us work first on the keeping of God's commandments, then possibly on these lofty jurisdictional issues. Being 'correct' will not save your soul"
It was so simple...but coming from this particular priest...it really struck me.