Patriarch of Constantinople: The Ukrainian nation is outside the Truth, and it must be saved
Patriarch Bartholomew nevertheless decided to “explore ways of salvation” for the Ukrainian nation, “in schism.”
“The existence of a schism is not an argument in favor of leaving an entire nation “with a clear conscience” outside the truth and canonicity of the Church, denying our responsibility before God and history,” said the so-called. The Patriarch of Constantinople on June 11 on his name day at the liturgy. “Rather, it is an incentive to search for saving and unifying solutions.”
The primate of the dwarf patriarchy explains his “responsibility” in finding solutions to problems existing on foreign canonical territory by some unknown status in canon law of the “Mother Church”.
“When the Mother Church explores ways of saving our brothers from Ukraine and Skopje (Macedonians who are in the “Macedonian Schism” on the canonical territory of the Serbian Church. – aut.), she fulfills her apostolic duty,” assures the heir of the apostles, although the apostles themselves, under threat of excommunication, prohibited any “unifying decisions” for schismatics, other than their return to the Church through repentance.
However, Bartholomew does not deny that “Our duty and responsibility is to return these peoples to the truth and canonicity of the Church.” But how ironic beats this pathos is expressed by one of the commentators on the website of the “Pan-Orthodox Council” initiated by Bartholomew, “the existence of a schism is not an argument in favor of leaving it outside the bounds of truth and canonicity people who realize this and deliberately remain outside of church truth».
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