Editorial note: Patriarch Kirill of Moscow continues shamelessly to make an obscene, blasphemous mockery of the Holy Orthodox Church, her holy Faith, and the Gospel of Our Lord, God, and Saviour Jesus Christ.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, on behalf of WCC member churches, said that the WCC cannot reconcile the Decree of the XXV World Russian People’s Council describing the conflict in Ukraine as a “Holy War.”

On 27 March 2024, under the chairmanship of the head of the Russian Orthodox Church His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, the Decree of the XXV World Russian People’s Council “The Present and Future of the Russian World” (Moscow, November 27-28, 2023) was approved. The decree, which is addressed to the legislative and executive authorities of Russia, has raised grave concerns among members of the World Council of Churches.

The World Russian People’s Council is the largest Russian public forum, and according to its Statutes, the head of the Council is the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, under whose presidency the annual Council meetings are held.

Among other concerns arising from the recent Decree, the World Council of Churches cannot reconcile the statement that “the special military operation [in Ukraine] is a Holy War” with what we have heard directly from Patriarch Kirill himself, nor with relevant WCC governing body policy pronouncements, nor indeed with the biblical calling for Christians to be peacemakers in the midst of conflict. Read More

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Masters, Fathers, Mothers, brothers, sisters, and siblings in Christ!

I ask the forgiveness of each and every one of you whom I have hurt or offended in any way, knowingly or unknowingly, willingly or unwillingly.

May God forgive us and bless us with the fruits of prayer, fasting, almsgiving, and repentance as we walk together the path to the empty tomb.

Giacomo

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The intellectual prowess of Father John Whiteford’s disciples on full display.

“Nothing good comes from talking to female liberaldox ‘journalists’  with hyphenated last names”*

(Marjorie Kunch, Owner, Pascha Press)

From Merriam-Webster:

sect noun

1 a : a dissenting or schismatic religious body
   especially : one regarded as extreme or heretical

3 a : a group adhering to a distinctive doctrine or to a leader
   b : PARTY
   c : FACTION

The April 2024 edition of Texas Monthly features a report by Meagan Saliashvili on Father Whiteford’s sectarian activities, Inspired by the Confederacy and Czarist Russia, “Ortho Bros” Are on the Rise. We recommend that Orthodoxy in Dialogue’s worldwide audience take the time to give Saliashvili’s article an attentive reading. She reports that Metropolitan Nicholas’ office declined to comment for her article and Archbishop Peter’s office did not return her calls or emails.  The purpose of our article today is to make a reasonable request in our global forum for comment and clarification from His Beatitude and His Eminence. Read More

The following annoucement was posted earlier today on the official Facebook page of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East. It has also been posted on the website of the Antiochian Archdiocese. While Orthodoxy in Dialogue’s reporting initiated the chain of events that have culminated in the Holy Synod’s decision to return Mr. Al-Zehlaoui to lay status, I take little pleasure in this outcome. I am sitting here shaken and weeping—weeping for the Church, for the faithful hierachy, clergy, and laity of the Antiochian Archdiocese, for Al-Zehlaoui’s known and unknown victims, and yes, for Mr. Al-Zehlaoui himself. Justice may have been served, except for meaningful pastoral outreach to his known victim (which must be rectified), but this is a dark day for all of us. May God have mercy on us all.

Giacomo Sanfilippo, Editor

Patriarch John X of Antioch and All the East

(Centre)

The Holy Synod was informed of the results of the Synodal Committee formed by the Patriarch regarding the events surrounding the resignation of Metropolitan Joseph Zehlaoui, formerly Metropolitan of the Archdiocese of North America.

To the dismay of the Synod Fathers, following his retirement, retired Metropolitan Joseph Zehlaoui wrongfully claimed rights over Archdiocesan property; through his attorneys, he demanded from the Archdiocese a large sum of money and threatened legal action and public conflict with the Church, reflecting through his demands an improper attitude as a bishop with regard to monetary matters; and he ultimately filed a lawsuit against the Archdiocese in U.S. civil court. These actions contravene Holy Scripture and the Holy Canons. Therefore, the Holy Synod found retired Metropolitan Joseph Zehlaoui guilty of canonical violations related to: Read More