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The Eastern Orthodox Church of America Scandal
http://www.ocanews.org/
As an Australian this comes news to me. Can something akin to this be happening in our Churches? Should we ensure more transparency with Church finances? Does this as the site purports: threatens the financial and moral integrity of the (E)OCA?
As an Australian this comes news to me. Can something akin to this be happening in our Churches? Should we ensure more transparency with Church finances? Does this as the site purports: threatens the financial and moral integrity of the (E)OCA?
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This has been rumbling on in the USA for a very long time now, and I fear the EO does not come out of it well; the instinct to 'cover up' and 'deny' is very human - but since the Church is supposed to be a hospital for sinners, one might have hoped for better.
Our Church is much better organised, and I should be very surprised if there were anything of this sort going on; the Copts spend their money on worshipping God - as the new Cathedral at Stevenage in the UK shows so magnificently.
In Christ,
Anglian
This has been rumbling on in the USA for a very long time now, and I fear the EO does not come out of it well; the instinct to 'cover up' and 'deny' is very human - but since the Church is supposed to be a hospital for sinners, one might have hoped for better.
Our Church is much better organised, and I should be very surprised if there were anything of this sort going on; the Copts spend their money on worshipping God - as the new Cathedral at Stevenage in the UK shows so magnificently.
With respect, while these events certainly call into question the moral integrity of certain OCA clergy, I don't think the inappropriate actions of a hierarchy representing less than 1% of EOs worldwide can be seen reflection on the EOC as a whole, much less as a basis to compare Her unfavourably with other churches.
You are quite correct, and I apologise for the offence caused. I have, perhaps, relied overmuch on American friends who feel very strongly about this.
In Christ,
Anglian