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Yes. And I am in agreement with him.


A blessed Palm and Flowery Sunday to you and yours, also. And please forgive me for all ways I may have offended you.

Dear Recluse,

To be perfectly clear, I'm not arguing about the issue of the Church's involvement in politics - that is a separate topic.

I believe the Church, in this case, the UGCC, must be with its people in their time of struggle.

So I'm not arguing against the Metropolitan on the score of politics. I'm arguing against any assertion that what the UGCC did was "political" in a narrow sense of the term.

Again, the ROC follows the state in lock-step fashion. That is both good and bad, depending on whether the Church, any Church, is used by the state for its own purposes.

Enough said.

Alex

The Holy Orthodox Church (including Russia) follows Jesus Christ in lock-step fashion.

Enough said.

As does the Holy Catholic Church (East and West).

Enough said.