You wrote:
“This isn’t a priest or two or a few parishioners leaving one particular church for another. This is a hierarch under discipline. That’s the difference and that’s what makes this a matter of concern.”
Except that he seems to be doing this out of principle - he seems to really believe in unity with the pope. How can he be turned away?
“Except that he seems to be doing this out of principle - he seems to really believe in unity with the pope. How can he be turned away?”
This man apparently has some history of disobedience to his Synod quite aside from his opinions on communion with Rome and his confused, though perhaps correct, conception of primacy. In any event, he wasn’t being disciplined simply because he believes communion with Rome is important. There’s more to it. What Rome has done is slap a relatively small Oriental Orthodox Church across the face. The fact is, that’s cause for concern and that’s just what it is causing even as we write back and forth.