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Author: Dean Calvert
May 12, 2010
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Orthodoxdetroit.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hi, many of you know that I\u2019ve been asking the question about Chambesy for a while, \u201cWhy Now?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ART. 5 Let\u2019s face it, this Pan Orthodox commission had been in deep freeze since the mid 1990\u2019s\u2026suddenly a year and a half ago\u2026there\u2019s a Synaxis of patriarchs in Istanbul, followed by strangely recent \u201cconcern\u201d for the Diaspora. Presto, the parties meet in Chambesy, and there are suddenly Pan Orthodox Episcopal Assemblies scheduled for the entire Orthodox world, presumably to be followed by the convening of a Great and Holy Council. Call me a cynic, but I\u2019m not convinced that this is being driven by a sudden interest in the spiritual well being of the Diaspora.Coincidentally, a little too coincidentally if you ask me, the new Russian patriarch is \u201cmaking the rounds\u201d, visiting the Old World patriarchates in order of precedence. At the same time, Russia is resurgent – it\u2019s economy fueled by skyrocketing natural resource prices (Russia is a huge producer of oil, gas, and precious metals including gold among other things). Trade is exploding with Turkey and Russia is now Turkey\u2019s second largest trading partner (after Germany). Just today, a new pipeline accord was signed between Russia and Turkey which could make Turkey the real energy hub of Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And \u2026 the Russian President was in Syria yesterday, visiting the Partiarch of Antioch among other things. BTW – Antioch is the next stop for the Russian patriarch, having just concluded a visit to Alexandria a few weeks ago. By the way, during that visit to Alexandria, an accord was signed which setup some sort of working arrangement between Moscow and Alexandria, which would allow Moscow to minister to Russians living in Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n OK – so here\u2019s my theory – cynical as it may be. Constantinople has surveyed the situation, and has come to the conclusion that Turkish relations with Russia are suddenly much more important than those with the US. The usefulness of the EP as an \u201cabrasive\u201d to Russia (from the point of view of the US) is at an end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The EP sees a resurgent Russia, who will soon be setting up dioceses in Turkey itself (Pat. Kyrill announced he was asking the Turkish PM for parishes during the last visit), as a threat to it\u2019s existence, let alone it\u2019s eastern papal aspirations. So, you are the EP – you are being increasingly \u201cboxed in\u201d by a combination of an antagonistic Turkish state, and now the Moscow patriarchate\u2019s hegemonistic aspirations\u2026 what do you do? If it\u2019s me, perhaps I try to cause the MP trouble by removing places from it\u2019s authority\u2026Estonia, Ukraine etc. That seemed to be first. Then, if those don\u2019t work, I reach out to the one source of authority which is unquestionably the realm of the ecumenical patriarchate – Pan Orthodox relations – and \u201cgin up\u201d some serious activity there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Longshot? Perhaps. But who knows, maybe I generate enough goodwill in the Diaspora to have them help me; maybe people get tired of Russian hegemony; or maybe this is just a prelude to a transfer of the ecumenical patriarchate itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Crazy? If I had told you two years ago we\u2019d be having Episcopal Assemblies led by the EP – you would have locked me in a rubber room. Just curious what y\u2019all think.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Author: Dean CalvertMay 12, 2010 This article is sourced from www. 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BEFORE THE EPISCOPAL ASSEMBLY\u2013 UNITY OF ORTHODOX IN NA
26-28 MAY 2010 NEW YORK
INAINTE DE ADUNAREA EPISCOPALA \u2013 UNIREA ORTODOCSILOR DIN NA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n