it's impossible to understand the posturing of Russia and the Orthodox without understanding the influence of slavophilia on their thinking. amazing how often this is overlooked by ostensibly right-wing Putin sympathizers. thank you Father.
Solid. I would love to hear you speak more about the history of the Russian Greek Catholic Church, the influence of Metropolitan Sheptytsky, and specifically of the reunion initiatives under Patriarch Tikhon, as I recently read about this for the first time.
The Biography of Blessed Leonid by Deacon Vasili, OSBM has the written account of the discussions between Tikhon and Feodorov. Basically the Vatican's policy of pushing for the Jesuit programme via the Pro Russia commission kiboshed any real progress.
As noble and good as you are Father this situation is pure FUBAR and highly unlikely it's going to heal this leprosy without one massive amount of validation between nations and churches....you are an end times priest and man who made the decision to walk with God with the wings of an eagle becoming both apocalypse and holocaust and who spirit and water is far greater than your natural body weight and the sad thing is a man like you can not transfigure into your ultimate state of being before the end times slaps us all down and our chief regret in life is that we were not nicer persons to each other notwithstanding our petty differences to the contrary and from there we enter our eternity impoverished and unprofitable for like the ancient holy ones we were imbued with great spirit yet could not alter the Niagra river of time as we all were flowing down the river in freezing waters before heading over the water fall ...if the end does come for us all then let your spirit be un mortified and escape the end times wrath and be back stop to those who need your protection the most when the final stage of purification plays out on those who need it the most....as you stand next to Father Bernbrock in the after life of our world and not let past be prologue between nations and people and give our world family whole before they head back to whence they came and prepare themselves for Jesus, thy name ! Best Wishes your sacrifice and love for Jesus is your proudest investment for all eternity !
