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Unity the sooner the better. – Frank B Cerra MD
I pray to God that unity is achieved in my lifetime. – Arthur N. Mabbett
By the power of God, this normalization will happen. – Bill Kartsonis
This would also make the Eastern Orthodox Church more significant in the U.S. – George P. Nassos
I pray for a unified Orthodox Church in America. – John Pecoraro
Well done! – Patricia Damisch
An entirely reasonable way forward…long overdue. — Peter Viscarola
Needed to address the increasing apathy toward religion in the United States. — James Andrew Connelly
There is always strength in numbers! — Joanne Matsakis
That we may be one. — Noel Busch
May it be blessed! — Rev. Fr. Anthony W Salzman
Insh’ allah.– Douglas Smith
My family and I are part of the St. Anthony Antiochian parish in Tulsa, OK. I would love to see all Orthodox jurisdictions here in the US be united into a single, unified American Orthodox Church — Colt Nipps (Ignatius)
Long overdue. — Loretta Krenitsky
This is timely. Thank God, thank God. And thank you. — Patrick Tutella
74 years of praying for this to happen. — Barbara J Karleen
This would also make the Eastern Orthodox Church more significant in the U.S. — George P. Nassos
Praise God! Will pray for this! — Anne Lunsford
Our fragmentation continues to be a source of confusion for those outside the Church, and difficulty to those within. When will our hierarchs be willing to make this happen? How long will our Church be divided in various jurisdictions? — Joshua Wherley
Amen! – Ionut
Like all loving children there comes a time when we must stand on our own lest we never grow up and stay incapable of fulfilling the role God has given us. — George Tsiones
God willing that I may see this happen in my lifetime. — John F Bober, MD
It is time, for the sake of the US church and Orthodoxy for this to happen. — John J. Pappas
It is past time for a North American Orthodox Church. — Brandt A Smith
Yes, absolutely. The time has come for Orthodox Christians in America to have a unified front from which we can evangelize, consolidating our resources: spiritual, human, and material, to best serve our communities and spread the true Apostolic Faith! — Augustinos Long
Amen and amen. — Deacon Nicholas Dujmovic
Amen! — Fr. Simeon B Corona
“How long, O Lord (Ps. 13:1). The Devil works the hardest where he has the most to gain.” — Abigail Ergun
One bishop per city. Wouldn’t hurt to be multilingual. Saint Bishop Raphael of Brooklyn should be the template. — Stephen Keeler
“How long, O Lord (Ps. 13:1). The Devil works the hardest where he has the most to gain.” – V. Rev. Fr. Dimitrie Vincent
Amen. — Mitry Anderson
Our cultural backgrounds are part of who we are, but this also creates an exclusive environment in America. We are stronger together, and I believe we all want all of Orthodox Christianity to THRIVE. In my view, the way to do this is to unify. — Barbara Crits-Kelly
Glory to God in the highest. And on Earth, good will toward humankind. — Jim Giatas
United for the glory of God. If not now, when? — Daria Chasse
It’s time for this to happen. — Peter G Potamianos, Ph.D.
This is the time to reach Church Unity in the U.S. — Florian Ion
I hold this vision clearly in my heart as we pray “for the union of all”! — V. Rev. Fr. David Wey
May God bless the work on orthodox unity n the USA! — Very Rev Fr Ioan Lupescu
Beautiful decision. — Kim Pearson
That they may be one. — Robert and Page-Ann Coleman
You are the God who creates miracles! — Dr. Vasiliki Tsigas-Fotinis
Let our eye be single! — Ronald Andrei Muresan
I agree with the Declaration completely and I support its goals… — Monk James Silver
Thank you. — John Patterson
Glory to Jesus Christ! — Subdeacon Alex Ionescu
Excellent idea. — Catherine McDavid Smith
A house divided against itself cannot long survive. — Marcia Nimmer
May it be blessed! — Anastasia Josefsson
δόξα τω θεώ. — Demetris Manolopoulos
Saint Cassiani, pray for us. — Andrew T. Eells
It’s what the great Saints would want. — Sister Chrissie Apollonia Nicolles
This is long overdue! — Paul Meyendorff
It’s time for Unity! — P J Zarras