In Defense of Fr. Dimitry

In Defense of Fr. Dimitry was written by Fr. Seraphim in 1980 just after Fr. Dimitry Dudko was forced by the KGB to make a public pseudo-confession.  In this writing, Fr. Seraphim directly addresses issues of today, such as how Roca should consider the MP, what are the exact places of the jurisdictions on the "map," Russia's role in our spiritual present and future.  And with this being written shortly before his death, again we see that Fr. Seraphim was a loyal son of Rocor to his death and in no way "softening" towards the idea of joining world Orthodoxy.  Neither did he shed any "bitterness" – which he never had in the first place – that's only in some people's imaginations...   The great value to us, in this writing, is that we see Fr. Seraphim's Royal Path thinking applied to a real-life example.   We see that Royal Path thinking can only come forth from a "believing heart." 

Taken from The Orthodox Word, #92, May-June 1980:



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Regarding Roac's condemnation of Cyprianism


Bishop George wrote a defense of the Sir Metropolitan Cyprian which is posted on his website and can be read through the Google translator.  It is just too rough to repost here, but the last paragraph does manage to break through to our understanding:

... And the Lord himself, opening before us a picture of our current and soon to m i ph coming late, mysteriously confirms the teachings of Metropolitan Cyprian of healthy and sick members of the Church, through the mystery of the seven stars (Rev. 1.20) Indeed, on an equal footing with their God ugodidvshimi chitotoy Smyrna and Philadelphia Church, the Church-the same (Rev. 2, 3) refers to the Lord and the other five infected with heresies, false teachings and vices. "He who has ears, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches!" (Rev. 3-22)

Consideration of the report of Bishop Andrew's Cathedral ROAC Pawlowski led us to the fundamental belief that the doctrine of Metropolitan Cyprian of Fili and Oroposa Orthodox and, although different from the traditional ecclesiology of the Church Abroad, is not it a contradiction.

Condemnation of the cathedral ROAC teachings of Metropolitan Cyprian and share this teaching is wrong, because canonically unfounded.



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