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Old Believers in Pakistan #417427 09/11/17 12:37 AM
Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 73 Asia M Messdiener Member
Messdiener Member M Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 73 Asia	This news is several months old now, but I thought it may be of interest to some of our Old Believer & Old Ritualist friends here: http://chelorg.com/2017/07/10/residents-of-pakistan-are-transferred-to-the-russian-old-believers/ Former Moscow Patriarchate believers in Pakistan have switched to the Old Believer Church and have formed a community in Pakistan!

Re: Old Believers in Pakistan Messdiener #417429 09/11/17 11:40 AM
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SwanOfEndlessTales Member S Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 231 Likes: 1 USA	The priest was defrocked by ROCOR for alleged criminal activity, including human trafficking.

Re: Old Believers in Pakistan Messdiener #417491 09/25/17 02:19 PM
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theophan Moderator Member Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 7,364 Likes: 103 Hollidaysburg, PA	Christ is in our midst!! Can there be any greater sin than human trafficking? Denying the dignity of the human person and treating him like a commercial product? Bob

Re: Old Believers in Pakistan Messdiener #417494 09/25/17 03:08 PM
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SwanOfEndlessTales Member S Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 231 Likes: 1 USA	It's a very serious allegation. It's hard to come across any detailed information, but I hope for Fr Cyril's sake, and his parishioners, and his new jurisdiction, that it's not true.

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