Re: Goodbye Moscow. (for those who are interested in Russian things)

I dont think its off topic at all. The Orthodox Church has centuries of
history in the Baltics along with no small influence on its politics -
religion in general being a significant player.

What I consider notable is the perceived - and now apparently real
conflict between the Russian Orthodox Church abroad and its Moscow
based leadership - to the point where the Church parishes in the west
find themselves with no other choice other than to divorce themselves
from Moscow.

Now the Orthodox Church is one of the keystones of Russian identity -
worldwide. When that starts to show cracks - then one has to consider
that world Russian dissatisfaction with Moscow may be growing. Moscows
isolation is growing from the inside out.

Vidas


Dmitry wrote:
Russian Orthodox Church in Britain is splitting from Moscow and joining
Constantinople Church. Senior members of the Diocese and Bishop Basil
have decided that it is necessary to move away from the Moscow
Patriarchate in order to preserve what exists in this country.


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