Brother:
Are you saying that Orthodox that oppose reunion with Rome are "screwballs"?
Maybe the problem here, is that they (The Monks) want to see real substance, rather than words. I myself, feel the same way.
Latin saying "Orient parla, Roma scriba" (East is talking, Rome is puting the words on paper) is quite oposite nowdays.
"Roma parla, Orient scriba", Rome is talking, but East wants deeds rather than speaches.
Ortodox Churches are versatile and just to say about situation in Serbia. Serbs want to see deeds of Vatican not just words. I would like to see one Christian Church, yet There are major unresolved issues back from WWII and even reacent wars in Balkans where Serbs and Serb Ortodox Church belive that Vatican played role of adversary.
Good thing is that Serb Ortodox Church wants reconciliation and most of Serbs concider pope Ratzinger as positive character, and supports his defiance against islamisation of Europe.
But, I expect no breaking news before Vatican makes certain steps. Those are left for the visdom of Pope.
"Are you saying that Orthodox that oppose reunion with Rome are "screwballs"?"
Oh heavens no! I, however, know all about these monks nearly up close and personal from Mt. Athos and my involvement with "stuff" on the Holy Mountain. They are a disobedient, cultish group whose "causes", to an extent, have been highjacked by certain "para-ecclesial" non-canonical groups both in Greece and here.