[nickcarraway]

Well, you could say the same things about Catholics. People on this site often do. If you aren't going to recognize what your own hierarchs say, then don't recognize what other people's say. Fair enough? It would hardly make sense for you to put more stock in others' hierrachs then your own, right? Even with that said, I've not seen any moral condemnation by an American Orthodox bishop of troops or people supporting the war effort - it just wouldn't be contemplatable.

And so far you've seen one Byzantine Romanian Catholic Bishop do that to troops or people supporting the war. (I wouldn't be surprised if he has a couple hundred people in his flock, or less) But you can generalize about everyone else from that. Go back and read your post about ignorance.

[Chancellor Palpatine]

What are your reading comprehension skills? That guy is one of yours. He is in communion with Rome - not us.

[Chancellor Palpatine]

Your hierarchs have an entirely different relationship with your people - it is more of a command presence which has long been part of your church culture, and as such, the antiwar pronouncements of your hierarchs carry more weight with the laity. Don't parse - its unbecoming.