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How Metropolitan Herman can head up a jurisdiction that sees this sort of thing as acceptable and at the same time smugly and with superior tone talk of ROCOR "returning" to the Church is quite beyond me.

When did Met. Herman say this? Can you provide a complete quote. I am not refuting it, but I ...

What Theophan says is that many people think, although few ones dare to say.

Dear Father...then this is a truly sad reflection upon you. By calling a priest of the ROCOR (or any priest for that matter) one of "Lenin's useful idiots" does not lead others to believe that you are of a sobor and ...

What is the story with Father John Shaw?

I know many people believe that he is KGB agent but I personally find that difficult to believe though he is certainly one of Lenin's useful idiots.

Are you serious? Is this really necessary?

Gregory

Well at that time, as it is today, the pearl of the true faith is not found among the powerful masses and all their money. Just like at the time of Christ's earthly life, the pearl is found among the disorganized and dirty mob.

John - That is what I am asking. I know Orthodoxy is the pearl. Who ...

If one found a huge pearl after completing a search of hundreds and thousands of empty oysters, I doubt one would talk much and be concerned about the empty ones.

Agreed. But where is the pearl? Just the GOC? Are ROAC and ROCiE included? Doesn't this present a problem where ROAC was created in ...

This is really sickening.

ROCOR no matter what the actual play according to the canons of Holy Church and not the whims of their Hierarchs will inisist with even batting an eyelid that ROAC and ROCOR under Vitaly are without Sacramental Grace while when it comes to the New Calendarist schismatics ...

Regarding New Calendarists...if you have the opportunity, please read VERY carefully, Metropolitan Pavlos' response in an interview he gave in the early 2000s. I believe it was in both "Orthodox Life" and in a specific pamphlet entitled (if my memory serves me) "History of the Russian Orthodox ...