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If you look back at what I wrote, I never actually accused Elder Theodore of being a "false elder". I'm just not convinced that he was a confessor.

Secondly, I'm not viewing things "through the lens of the Matthewite situation in Greece". I'm Canadian.

Thirdly, I don't consider Archbishop ...

I started this reply to H [Your name is too long when it's late at night !] 2 pages bac. Then I realized there had been so many posts since then !
INTERESTING DISCUSSION, very informative, thank you everyone !

Here was my answer :

Yes I personally dislike Elder Silouan of Athos. I always ...

I started this reply to H [Your name is too long when it's late at night !] 2 pages bac. Then I realized there had been so many posts since then !
INTERESTING DISCUSSION, very informative, thank you everyone !

Here was my answer :

Yes I personally dislike Elder Silouan of Athos. I always wonder ...

Okay, but was Volodymyr still a valid Patriarch?

I don't know about canonically; I know he was a real confessor and spent prison time in Soviet jails. So he's clean in my book.


Fair enough, I'm just a little more strict in my evaluation of which TO synods are canonical or not.


Just ...

"Prior to its entering into the Holy Synod of Milan, in 1997, the churches connected with the abbey constituted the Western Rite Exarchate of the Russian Patriarchal Church under Exarch William."

"The Blessed Elder (Schema-Bishop) Theodore (Irtel) of Old Valaam lived the last 7 years of his ...

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The quotes you provided didn’t say what you are saying. Wouldn’t matter anyways would it? You’ve made up your mind. If he’s not a Matthewite he’s not Orthodox right?


HIEROMONK SERGIUS AND HIS CELL
A former Valaam novice, Priest-monk Sergius Irtel was ...

The abbey was a part of the Moscow Patriarchate until 1997. Elder Theodore reposed in 1997. You know, we often criticize World Orthodox for appropriating our saints, maybe we shouldn't try to claim World Orthodox "saints" as our own.


I can assure you from actual memory that the Abbey was ...