Goble: ROAC Seizure is Just the Beginning
Hat tip to P.S.Attacks on ‘Alternative Orthodoxy’ Reflect Kremlin’s Restoration of Soviet-Era Approach to Religion (Paul Goble) Russia is not
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MP now suing for convent building
(Hat tip to R.D.) This was a letter sent to various channels by Bishop Andrei of Pavlovskoye, the ROAC’s resident
Read moreMP: ROCOR Metropolitan Anastassy a Fascist, “Fascist Monuments” to be removed
(source: roacusa.org) A curious fax from 2006 has just been revealed between Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk (now Patriarch Kirill) and
Read moreA Putin/Medvedev/Kirill Triumvirate? Not Yet
Hat tip to A.J. Emphasis Ours. Russia’s Patriarch Increasingly Becoming Major Force In Politics (RFE/RL) When Patriarch Kirill visited Russia’s
Read moreWORLD ORTHODOXY: Kirill to get a say on every piece of Russian legislation
(moscowtimes.ru) Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill invited the United Russia deputies to his office to voice his angst over EU-backed plans
Read moreWorld Orthodoxy: MP Priests Now Authorized to Undertake Collections Activity
Related: Clericalization of the Russian State ‘Reviving the Negatives’ of Soviet Times, Orthodox Priest Warns (AFP) — The Russian Orthodox
Read moreWorld Orthodoxy: Sava of Poland admits collaboration with Secret Police
Didn’t Sergius say something like this? Doesn’t it sound familiar? See the quote at bottom…. (source: orthodox-forum) The present leader
Read moreWorld Orthodox: Met. Jonah (OCA) considers seating MP Bishop on “Autocephalous” Synod
Hat tip to R.D. “We are not a Russian Orthodox church; we are a Local Orthodox Church, which accepts all
Read moreROAC: Statement of the Synod of BishopsConcerning State Persecution
Hat tip to R.D. for the English translation. We – the Bishops, clergy and laity of the Russian Orthodox Autonomous
Read moreSoviet-Style “Council of Religious Affairs” Resurrected
And the unionists cry: “Russia is resurrecting!” Oh, something’s “resurrecting” alright. NFTU (Novye izvestiia/Steeves) In the USSR there was a
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