Yes. Fr. Paul Tarazi once told me (I paraphrase slightly) that the task is not to bring the faith down to the level of contemporary society, but to raise contemporary society to the level of the faith. Those Christian bodies that imitate secular abandonment of morality in an attempt to be relevant are fulfilling Screwtape’s goal. Met. Hilarion is fighting on the side of Truth.

I wholeheartedly agree with you, George. We need more men like Metropolitan Hilarion speaking the truth steadfastly, frequently, and lovingly. It is too bad about Metropolitan Jonah, though. Of course those who don’t understand the historically-rich ancient Christian faith will demonize Metropolitan Hilarion as “intolerant.” I recall reading in Father Jon Braun’s “Divine Energy” that while Protestant, he had gotten so tired of doctrines constantly shifting that he became nauseated. And in C.S. Lewis’s “Screwtape Letters,” Wormwood is told that the ultimate plan of destroying the Church was from within, and I truly see that with the myriad of denominations and various false doctrines being spewed and the epidemic of confusion running rampant.