Pressure on Kirill intensifies – 400 priests call for condemnation by world Orthodoxy {400 Russian Orthodox priests}

Orthodox times ^ | 14 April 2022 | Efi Efthimiou

[Cronos]

Around 400 clergymen of the Ukrainian Church under the jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Moscow collectively appeal to the Council of the Primates of the Ancient Eastern Churches (the highest “court” of Orthodoxy worldwide) against Patriarch Kirill of Moscow,

In particular, the 400 clergymen of the Ukrainian entity of the Patriarchate of Moscow are pressing charges against Patriarch Kirill, claiming that Kirill preaches the doctrine of the “Russian world”, which deviates from Orthodox teaching and should be condemned as a heresy.

They also stressed that Patriarch Kirill has committed moral crimes, blessing the war against Ukraine and fully supporting the aggressive actions of Russian troops on Ukrainian soil....

“We are witnessing the brutal actions of the Russian army against the Ukrainian people, which are approved by Patriarch Kirill. ...

They also believe that the activities of the Patriarch of Moscow pose a threat to Ecumenical Orthodoxy.

...At the same time, pressure is intensifying on the World Council of Churches for the Patriarch of Moscow, even to expel the Russian Orthodox Church from the Council.

The Secretary-General of the Council, Ioan Saucă, of the Romanian Church, rejected the proposal to expel the Russian Orthodox Church, arguing that this would deviate from the WCC’s historic mission to strengthen the universal dialogue.

There was also a precedent in the history of the Russian Church for appealing to the court of the Eastern Patriarchs. In 1666, it was the Eastern Patriarchs who condemned the Moscow Patriarch Nikon, depriving him of his patriarchate and episcopal rank. Nikon was left as a simple monk and sent to repentance to the monastery.

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[irishjuggler]

Uh, I thought it was pretty well document that Kirill entered the Russian orthodox priesthood as a KGB officer. The idea that he’s going to buck Putin is laughable.

[Alas Babylon!]

Nikon was left as a simple monk and sent to repentance to the monastery.

It was while in the monastery that he perfected the single lens reflex camera that would one day bear his name.

[ebb tide]

Schismatic KGB state church ping.