Patriarchate Asks for Title to U.S. Church Property
December 12, 2009 by Fr. Johannes Jacobse · 28 Comments
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew wants legal title to properties around the world, but how would this, as the author below argues, secure the legal position of the the Patriarchate vis-a-vis the Turkish government? Further, with the request for metropolitans worldwide to apply for Turkish citizenship, the Ecumenical Patriarch seems to be distancing the Patriarchate from the [...]
Report: Greek Orthodox bishops in U.S. may take Turkish citizenship
November 11, 2009 by John Couretas · 31 Comments
Theodore Kalmoukos of the National Herald is reporting that “the government of Turkey seems to be willing to grant Turkish citizenship to all those hierarchs of the Ecumenical Patriarchate who serve outside of Turkey. Turkish citizenship will allow them to freely participate in all the administrative activities of the Patriarchate including the right to be [...]
A Decade of Challenges & Achievements for Archbishop Demetrios
November 2, 2009 by Fr. Johannes Jacobse · 11 Comments
The headline is a misnomer. What will strike the careful reader are several important points, including: Total payments in the GOA since 2000 for sexual abuse related cases total $16 million; The GOA pays out $150,000 a month in sexual abuse settlements from one case alone; An implied relationship exists between the toleration of homosexuality [...]
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