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THE PLOW OF PARTNERSHIP: TRANSFIGURING THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION (Part 6)

By Webmaster on November 15, 2018 Governance & Unity Essays, Governance & Unity News

Source: Oinos Educational Consulting by Frank Marangos, D.Min., Ed.D., FCEP “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.” Luke 9:62 The nation’s theological schools and seminaries find themselves facing an uncertain future. As enrollments decrease, financial debts mount, and skepticisms rise concerning the value of their degrees, institutions of higher theological education should consider seeking to successfully improve their situations by prudently inviting another school to merge their hands to the plow of partnership. Theological schools and seminaries are fundamentally academies for/of God’s chosen vicars. Initially mentioned in the Old…

Patriarch Filaret (r) of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Kiev's patriarchy speaks during a press conference in Kiev Oct. 11. The Istanbul-based Ecumenical Patriarchate on Oct. 11 said it had agreed to recognize the independence of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, a move strongly desired by Kiev but which risks stoking new tensions with Moscow. A synod meeting chaired by Patriarch Bartholomew, seen as the first among equals of Orthodox Church leaders, 'decreed to proceed to the granting of autocephaly to the Church of Ukraine,' said an official statement read in Istanbul, formerly Constantinople. (Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images)

New Cold War by Proxy? Religious Conflict on Ukrainian Territory

By Webmaster on November 5, 2018 Governance & Unity Essays, Governance & Unity News

Source: National Catholic Register NEWS ANALYSIS: Pope Francis cautions Catholics not to ‘meddle’ in ecclesiological conflict between the Orthodox Church of Constantinople and the Russian Orthodox Church. Victor Gaetan The accelerating dispute in Ukraine between two Orthodox Churches — the Church of Constantinople, a historic Church with spiritual prestige, and the 140-million-member Russian Orthodox Church, a powerhouse in terms of membership muscle, political clout and wealth — is ominous because it forecasts conflict in a country already suffering a “fratricidal” war, to use Pope Francis’ term. The Russian Orthodox Church broke Eucharistic communion with the Church of Constantinople Oct. 15 in response…

Metropolitan Nicholas of Mesogaias and Lavreotikis

METROPOLITAN NIKOLAOS OF MESOGAIA: DIVIDED AUTOCEPHALOUS OR UNITED BROTHERS?

By Webmaster on November 1, 2018 Governance & Unity Essays, Governance & Unity News

Source: ROMFEA In the last months, we are witnessing a very dangerous and seemingly unjustifiable crisis which erupted within our Church. The reason of this crisis is the imminent granting of autocephaly to the Church of Ukraine or rather the creation of an autocephalous Church in Ukraine. It seems that inter-Orthodox relations are a major issue in our days, and although union with the other Christian dogmas is the goal, the Orthodox, although they ascertain love between them, they de-construct this love in their life; they proclaim the union of the blessed sacrament between them but they practice the opposite.…

Orthodox Christian Studies Center Co-Directors Aristotle Papanikolaou and George Demacopoulos Offer Expert Commentary on Ukraine

By Webmaster on October 30, 2018 Governance & Unity Essays, Governance & Unity News

Source: Orthodox Christian Studies Center of Fordham University The Orthodox Christian Studies Center of Fordham University is internationally known for its intelligent, sophisticated understanding of Orthodoxy. Professor Aristotle Papanikolaou and Professor George Demacopoulos are often interviewed for their expert commentary on Orthodox history, theology, and culture. As tensions persist between His All Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople and His Holiness, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, media outlets around the world turn to the Orthodox Christian Studies Center co-directors for their analysis of the Ukrainian autocephaly crisis. Co-Directors’ Expert Commentary on Ukrainian Autocephaly “Orthodox Church Leaders Duel Over Ukraine, Meet With Pope Francis”…

Patriarch Bartholomew I (right) and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill in Istanbul in 2009

The Case for Constantinople

By Webmaster on October 24, 2018 Governance & Unity Essays, Governance & Unity News

Source: The Tablet by John Chryssavgis Orthodox disunity It is tempting to consign the rift between Constantinople and Moscow – this time over autocephaly in Ukraine – to competition within the Orthodox world over power and jurisdiction. The reality is more complex. Beyond the multifaceted religious intrigue lie murky geopolitical ramifications. The matter transcends any exercise of right or even the simple exhibition of might. The issue of the autocephaly (literally, “self-headed”, or self-governing) of the Church in Ukraine, along with questions of the validity of orders and sacraments, are vital to Orthodox unity, but they pale before the isolationism and…

Patriarch Bartolomew: making moves into Ukraine. Shutterstock

Orthodox Church: biggest split in a thousand years triggered over Ukraine

By Webmaster on October 24, 2018 Governance & Unity Essays, Governance & Unity News

Source: The Conversation by Alexander Titov The Moscow Patriarchate recently announced that it is breaking its ties with the Patriarchate of Constantinople, triggering what is potentially the biggest split in the Orthodox Church in a thousand years. So why is one of the great defenders of Christianity tearing itself apart? The tussle between Moscow and Constantinople is over Ukraine, and Constantinople’s declaration on October 15 that the Ukrainian church is no longer part of Moscow’s patrimony. And behind this is Ukraine’s divided national identity – and the woes of its current president. There have long been two main Ukrainian identities: Eastern Slavic (or Little Russian)…

In this Sunday, July 27, 2008 file photo, The thousand-year-old Monastery of Caves, the holiest site of Eastern Orthodox Christians, against the background of the Dnipro River, in Kiev, Ukraine. Tensions over the imminent formation of a Ukrainian Orthodox church independent of Moscow are raising fears that nationalists may try to seize Russian church properties. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, FILE)

Birth of a new Ukrainian church brings fears of violence

By Webmaster on October 21, 2018 Governance & Unity Essays, Governance & Unity News

Source: Associated Press By YURAS KARMANAU KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The rough-looking young men brought clubs and brass knuckles to the Pechersk Monastery in Kiev , one of Orthodox Christianity’s most important pilgrimage sites, apparently seeking to disrupt worship. Police spread-eagled them against a wall decorated in faded centuries-old frescos of solemn saints, then hauled them away. On the other side of the dispute, at a small church in the center of Kiev, a dozen men organized round-the-clock guard duty, worried that nationalist radicals might make their third attempt in a year to seize the place of worship. The incidents a week…

Metropolitan Amfilohije (Radovich)

THE DECISION OF THE ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH IS UNCANONICAL

By Webmaster on October 20, 2018 Governance & Unity Essays, Governance & Unity News

Source: Orthodox Christianity Metropolitan Amfilohije (Radovich) His Eminence, Amfilohije, Archbishop of Cetinje and Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral, and of the Highlands of Brda, and Exarch of the Throne of Peć gave an interview to “Channel One” Russia. “The decisions of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew and his Synod concerning the Ukrainian issue, are, in my opinion catastrophic, both for the Patriarchate of Constantinople, and for resolving the Church question in Ukraine, as well as for the unity of the Orthodox Church. We in our Church are simply shocked at how the Ecumenical Patriarch—an expert on the canons—made…

Ukrainians celebrate a historic decision by the Ecumenical Patriarchate to recognise the independence of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, on the Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, on 12 October 2018. In Istanbul, under the chairmanship of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, a three-day meeting of the synod of the Constantinople Patriarchate was held, at which, among other things, the question of autocephaly of the Ukrainian church was considered. A synod meeting chaired by Patriarch Bartholomew, seen as the first among equals of Orthodox Church leaders, "decreed to proceed to the granting of autocephaly to the Church of Ukraine," said an official statement read in Istanbul, formerly Constantinople.The synod also agreed to reinstate the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Patriarch Filaret and Kiev Metropolitan Makariy to their canonical ranks following their excommunication in the dispute with Moscow. In addition, Constantinople warned against the illegal seizure of churches and monasteries in Ukraine. (Photo by STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Putin Is the Biggest Loser of Orthodox Schism

By Webmaster on October 13, 2018 Governance & Unity Essays, Governance & Unity News

Source: Bloomberg As Ukraine’s church moves toward independence, the Russian president could lose his role of defender of the faith. By Leonid Bershidsky The Eastern Orthodox Church is closer than ever to a schism that would cast Russian President Vladimir Putin in a role similar to that of King Henry VIII when he split the Church of England from Rome in the 16th century. Russia’s ambition to be the center of the Orthodox world threatens to end in isolation. But holding back from splitting the church will mean humiliation by the Ukrainians, who have been ruthlessly terrorized by the Russian leader. On…

Constantinople wants to break the spine of Orthodoxy

By Webmaster on October 12, 2018 Governance & Unity Essays, Governance & Unity News

Source: Pravda The agreements of 300 years have been cast aside. Constantinople wants to break the spine of Orthodoxy and make Ukraine hostile to Russia forever. However, it is up to common people – Ukrainian Christians – to make their final decision. On October 11, the Synod of the Constantinople Patriarchate made the following decisions (briefly): 1. To confirm the decision that the Ecumenical Patriarchate proceeds to provide autocephaly to the Church of Ukraine. 2. To restore the stauropegion of the Ecumenical Patriarch in Kiev. 3. To accept and consider the appeals from Filaret Denisenko and Macary Maletich for the…

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- Ukraine Church Controversy: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) (18)
  - jk - Nicolai, I have no idea how much money is given to the patriarchate monthly. I do know that there is a line item on the... – Nov 12, 11:32 AM
  - Nikolai - Well JK, since you are "intimately familiar," please tell us all, how much money is shipped over to Istanbul per month, per year. Where did... – Nov 12, 8:18 AM
  - jk - Nikolai, either the archons you consult with don't know what they are talking about or you are fabricating information. I am intimately familiar with the... – Nov 11, 6:49 PM
  - Nikolai - Dear JK: My info comes directly from several archons. Do your own research. Whether the money goes to NY first, it ends up in Istanbul. – Nov 10, 11:14 AM
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