A wretched piece of doublespeak, with many false and misleading statements. This paper is an excellent example of how impossible it is to get the truth out of veteran Orthodox Ecumenists, and one should ask - what in the world is the ecumenical supporting such garbage for?

The paper shows that it begins with a false premise when it approvingly refers to an infamous encyclical: "n 1920, long before the formation of the World Council of Churches, the Ecumenical Patriarchate addressed an encyclical "Unto the Churches of Christ Everywhere." This was a call from the senior patriarchate of the Eastern Orthodox Church to all the Christian churches to overcome mistrust and bitterness, and to explore together the
fellowship that exists between them even in spite of doctrinal differences."

This letter addressed heretical organizations as
"churches", set the tone for the ecumenism that the Ecumenical Patriarchate has now become famous for.

A lot of reference material and links. Read it carefully and try to discern the wheat from the considerable chaff.

Reprinted from "A Short History of the Holy Trinity Monastery", Jordanville, N.Y. 13361 1980

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