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CONFERENCE IV PANORTHODOXE preconciliar C BETWEEN THE ORTHODOX P ECUMENICAL ATRIARCAT Chambésy, 6-12 June 2009

Release At the invitation of His Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Following the consensus of the Primates of the beatitudes most holy Churches local Orthodox, as expressed during their summit held in Phanar from 10 to 12 October 2008, the IV e Panorthodoxe preconciliar Conference met at Center of the Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambésy, Geneva, from 6 to 12 June 2009.

The Conference began with the concelebration panorthodoxe of the divine liturgy, the day of Pentecost. They were held under the chairmanship of His Eminence Metropolitan John of Pergamon, delegate Ecumenical Patriarchate, with the contribution of Secretary for preparation of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church, His Eminence Metropolitan Jérémie Switzerland. In the Conference was attended by delegates of the autocephalous Orthodox Churches, at the invitation of His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.

The Primates of Local Orthodox Churches welcomed participants to the Conference of messages sent or forwarded by their delegates. The members of the Conference have sent letters to all the Primates of the Churches local, asking their prayers and blessings for their accomplish their task.

In accordance with the wishes of the Primates and representatives of churches local Orthodox expressed in the message broadcast at the end of their meeting at Phanar (October 2008), the IV e Conference panorthodoxe preconciliar was to examine the question of the canonical organization of the Diaspora Orthodox.

The Conference decided that its agenda at the meeting opening of its work. The Conference reviewed the documents prepared by the Commission Preparatory interorthodoxe at its two meetings in Chambésy, ie that of 10 to 17 November 1990 and from 7 to 13 November 1993 and the document prepared by Congress canonists Chambésy met from 9 to 14 April 1995. These documents, out, corrected and supplemented, have been approved unanimously.

The Conference expressed the willingness of Orthodox Churches solve the problem of the canonical Orthodox Diaspora, PURSUANCE to ecclesiology, tradition and practice of canonical the Orthodox Church. The Conference decided to create new assemblies Bishops in some regions of the world to address the Diaspora, ie the Orthodox faithful installed in areas in outside the traditional boundaries of the local Orthodox Churches.

The first bishops in the region are of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Presidents of the Assemblies and in their absence, the bishops following according to the order of dyptique Churches. All the bishops of the Churches Orthodox exercising their pastoral ministry in the community existing in each of these areas are members of these Assemblies. The Episcopal Assemblies are mandated to demonstrate and promote the unity of the Orthodox Church, to exercise all of the pastoral diakonia

IV MPC Release 2 faithful of the region and make the world their common witness. The Episcopal Assembly decisions are taken in accordance with the principle unanimity of the churches represented in these assemblies by bishops. After amended and supplemented, the Conference also approved the Proposed Regulations Episcopal Assemblies of defining the principles basic organization and operation thereof. The remaining topics of the holy and great Council, ie the method of proclaim the autocephaly and autonomy, and the order of Ditpyques, will be discussed in future meetings of the Commissions interorthodoxes preparation and will be submitted for approval to Conferences panorthodoxes preconciliar following.

Done in Chambésy on 12 June 2009.

The President of the Conference
† John of Pergamon

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My bugbear is that when WE use the term. When we use it, we are buying into a heresy in that we are burying the light of truth under a bushel, making sure that the “barbarians” don’t see it. When THEY use it, they are concerned because of the terrible things that happened to their people in the past (Bolshevik revolution, Armenian genocide, Balkan ethnic cleansings, etc.) and who are now living in N & S America, Western Europe, Australia, etc.

Again, I’m being very charitable. Perhaps Archbishop Hilarion is using it in this sense, I don’t know. But I can honestly say that the Phanar couldn’t care le$$ about u$ as an aggrieved minority. We know what their concern$ about the “dia$pora” are. Otherwi$e, they never would have let the GOA go down the road of Ortho-protestantism from which it is doubtful we’ll ever come back (except for the monasteries). Personally, I would like to see Lambrianides put his money where his mouth is and go on a speaking tour of GOA parishes, telling them how unOrthodox their pews and organs are, how deficient their translations are, etc. I rather doubt he or anybody else from the Phanar ever will.

It plays with the word ‘diaspora’ like atheists play with the various meanings of ‘evolution.’ Hence, intellectually dishonest.

There is no place in the history of the Church where it was used to refer to Christians. Hence ahistorical.

I cannot even imagine the Apostolic community, or their successors ever using the word, or even thinking in this way. It is clearly used for power, not mission.

AND I say it is unChristian. Very Jewish, perhaps, but unChristian, as it clearly implies there is a Christian homeland. Heaven in our Christian homeland, not a restored Byzantine Empire. Shame on ANYONE who supports the heretical Megali Idea.

If Hilarion and the MP will continue making statements like this, then I’m afraid Orthodoxy is lying to converts, the world, and themselves about what Orthodoxy really is.