Theophan,
Forgive me. My last paragraph was not my doing. When I talked to a dear friend of mine about the ROCOR bishops and I expressed my anger about their decisions, he pointed out to me that we are deserving of such bishops because of our sinfulness. And it doesn't stop at ROCOR..all the other Orthodox jurisdictions of laymen are to be included. I was impressed by what he said because it rings true. I don't want to take the credit for something I was taught.
Joanna