That is correct.
the Greek orthodox Archdiocese has given positive instructions to the Faithful here not to do this.
Kolokotronis, I will ask you to search your own heart in response to this question. Do you believe that the hosts Consecrated by catholic priests are invalid? Is that the rationale behind this admonition from the GOC?
The Catholics and Orthodox are only marginally separated. We both trace our ancestry back to Christ. I know from personal experience that the hosts consecrated in the Catholic Church are authentic. Why would a GOC Patriarch admonish a practicing member from celebrating liturgy in an authentic setting wih the Real Presence of our Lord? This, I do not understand, other than for political reasons.
"I will ask you to search your own heart in response to this question. Do you believe that the hosts Consecrated by catholic priests are invalid?"
Absolutely not!
"Is that the rationale behind this admonition from the GOC?"
No. Though I must say that from an Orthodox pov, the Latin Rite faithful, and to an extent the clergy and hierarchy, have an appalling lack of respect for the Eucharist.
"Why would a GOC Patriarch admonish a practicing member from celebrating liturgy in an authentic setting wih the Real Presence of our Lord?"
Here's why:
"In this case, in fact, the intention is to meet a grave spiritual need for the eternal salvation of an individual believer, not to bring about an 'intercommunion' which remains impossible until the visible bonds of ecclesial communion are fully re-established," he (JP II) affirmed."