Bulgarian Church withdraws from Pan-Orthodox Council [CWN]

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The Bulgarian Orthodox Church leadership has announced that it does not intend to participate in the worldwide Orthodox Council that is scheduled to take place in Crete later this …

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Are the Oriental Orthodox churches invited to this process, as participants or observers?
 
Does this mean that it is kind of a failure before it even started?
 
Bartholo said:
Does this mean that it is kind of a failure before it even started?
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Probably since because some more churches might withdraw too. Many of their requests seem reasonable to me, but Constantinople doesn’t want to budge it seems. The Pope of Georgia had already made similar complaints, and until recently there was worry that Antioch would not be present. The Church of Greece has also had trouble finding willing metropolitans to attend, according to some reports at least. There is a lot of resistance.

As for the inevitable comment that this proves the dysfunction of Orthodoxy, let me add that the last Pan-Orthodox Council to be held was in 1923. Historically speaking, that was not that long ago.
 
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Does this mean that it is kind of a failure before it even started?
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There is a lot that is wrong with how this is being organised. Historically, we have never had a council for the sake of having a council before. Limiting how many bishops each Church can send is also unheard of.
 
ON ECUMENOCLASM: WHAT IS CHURCH? A response posted by Paul Ladouceur to the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church position.
A publication of the Orthodox Christian Studies Center of Fordham University.

Paul Ladouceur is Adjunct Professor, Orthodox School of Theology at Trinity College (University of Toronto), and Professeur associé, Faculté de théologie et de sciences religieuses, Université Laval (Quebec).

“…Where is the continuous unity of the Orthodox Church so confidently proclaimed in the Bulgarian statement?..”
 
5Loaves said:
ON ECUMENOCLASM: WHAT IS CHURCH? A response posted by Paul Ladouceur to the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church position.
A publication of the Orthodox Christian Studies Center of Fordham University.

Paul Ladouceur is Adjunct Professor, Orthodox School of Theology at Trinity College (University of Toronto), and Professeur associé, Faculté de théologie et de sciences religieuses, Université Laval (Quebec).

“…Where is the continuous unity of the Orthodox Church so confidently proclaimed in the Bulgarian statement?..”
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👍 Applauding vigorously.
 
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