The Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate declares before all Christians, especially the faithful of the Russian Orthodox Church, that owing to the gesture of apostasy in Astana on 30 May 2012, Patriarch Kyrill brought upon himself God’s anathema – a … [Más]

The Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate declares before all Christians, especially the faithful of the Russian Orthodox Church, that owing to the gesture of apostasy in Astana on 30 May 2012, Patriarch Kyrill brought upon himself God’s anathema – a curse – according to Gal 1:8-9. He was thus deprived of the grace of the Holy Spirit and now holds the ecclesiastical office unlawfully. The faithful are obliged to separate from him as a traitor of Christ and of His Mystical Body – the Church. The Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate had publicly warned him against this anathema three times. By his gesture in Astana ex-Patriarch Kyrill indirectly expressed the heresy that pagans who worship demons are on the same path to salvation as Christians who believe in Christ’s redemptive death on the cross. This is ‘haeresis maxima’ and, moreover, a stumbling block not only to the Orthodox believers of Russia but to all the Orthodox Churches and all Christians. The Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate, which promulgates the anathema, is a spiritual and moral authority in the contemporary Christian world. The BCP was established on 5 April 2011 by the Synod of seven bishops of the UO GCC (monks and doctors of theology). Beatification of an apostate Pope, which took place on 1 May 2011, was a gesture of completion of the public apostasy of Benedict XVI. On the same day the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate made public that God’s anathema fell on the Pope as well as on all bishops and priests who remained in unity with him and with the spirit of Assisi – the spirit of antichrist. On that day the Patriarchate separated from the apostatical structure of the Catholic Church. After a year, the apostate Vatican declared invalid excommunication upon the bishops of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate. This completed the bilateral interruption of relations between the apostate Vatican and the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate. The Patriarch and Bishops adhere to the apostles’ doctrine and the orthodox tradition and continue in apostolic succession. They fully represent God’s authority as well as the apostolic and prophetic office in the Church. They can therefore boldly say: “...as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.” (2Cor 2:17) We are shepherds, we are not hirelings (cf. Jn 10:11-16). In Astana, Patriarch Kyrill spoke ambiguous phrases about a spiritual vacuum, terrorism, fanaticism, human rights, an international dialogue with the powerful and influential world religions etc. By attending the syncretistic meeting and, moreover, joining the so-called Council of Religious Leaders he made a gesture of betrayal of Christ and of the Tradition of the Orthodox Church. The Orthodox bishops, priests and faithful must now change the traditional views and beliefs and accept this antichristian committee joined by ex-Patriarch Kyrill. Following the new programme, they can no longer defend the teachings of the Apostles and Church Fathers because it would be labelled as religious fanaticism. Owing to the gesture of its Head, the Orthodox Church has lost the meaning of its existence since it no longer proclaims the unicity of salvation through the faith in Jesus Christ. Thanks to Patriarch Kyrill the Orthodox Church was officially incorporated into the antichristian New Age Movement. Every Orthodox believer who will remain in unity with him as from this day will likewise fall under God’s curse. Whoever will continue this way of apostasy will be condemned for ever! + Elijah Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate + Methodius OSBMr +Timothy OSBMr Secretary Bishops Lvov, 31 May 2012 Cc: - Bishops and monks of the Russian Orthodox Church - Orthodox bishops of Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Georgia, Kazakhstan - President of the Russian Federation - Members of the State Duma of the Russian Federation - Mass media http://uogcc.org.ua/en/actual/article/?article=7223

The Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate declares before all Christians, especially the faithful of the Russian Orthodox Church, that owing to the gesture of apostasy in Astana on 30 May 2012, Patriarch Kyrill brought upon himself God’s anathema – a curse – according to Gal 1:8-9. He was thus deprived of the grace of the Holy Spirit and now holds the ecclesiastical office unlawfully. The faithful are obliged to separate from him as a traitor of Christ and of His Mystical Body – the Church. The Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate had publicly warned him against this anathema three times. By his gesture in Astana ex-Patriarch Kyrill indirectly expressed the heresy that pagans who worship demons are on the same path to salvation as Christians who believe in Christ’s redemptive death on the cross. This is ‘haeresis maxima’ and, moreover, a stumbling block not only to the Orthodox believers of Russia but to all the Orthodox Churches and all Christians. The Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate, which promulgates the anathema, is a spiritual and moral authority in the contemporary Christian world. The BCP was established on 5 April 2011 by the Synod of seven bishops of the UO GCC (monks and doctors of theology). Beatification of an apostate Pope, which took place on 1 May 2011, was a gesture of completion of the public apostasy of Benedict XVI. On the same day the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate made public that God’s anathema fell on the Pope as well as on all bishops and priests who remained in unity with him and with the spirit of Assisi – the spirit of antichrist. On that day the Patriarchate separated from the apostatical structure of the Catholic Church. After a year, the apostate Vatican declared invalid excommunication upon the bishops of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate. This completed the bilateral interruption of relations between the apostate Vatican and the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate. The Patriarch and Bishops adhere to the apostles’ doctrine and the orthodox tradition and continue in apostolic succession. They fully represent God’s authority as well as the apostolic and prophetic office in the Church. They can therefore boldly say: “...as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.” (2Cor 2:17) We are shepherds, we are not hirelings (cf. Jn 10:11-16). In Astana, Patriarch Kyrill spoke ambiguous phrases about a spiritual vacuum, terrorism, fanaticism, human rights, an international dialogue with the powerful and influential world religions etc. By attending the syncretistic meeting and, moreover, joining the so-called Council of Religious Leaders he made a gesture of betrayal of Christ and of the Tradition of the Orthodox Church. The Orthodox bishops, priests and faithful must now change the traditional views and beliefs and accept this antichristian committee joined by ex-Patriarch Kyrill. Following the new programme, they can no longer defend the teachings of the Apostles and Church Fathers because it would be labelled as religious fanaticism. Owing to the gesture of its Head, the Orthodox Church has lost the meaning of its existence since it no longer proclaims the unicity of salvation through the faith in Jesus Christ. Thanks to Patriarch Kyrill the Orthodox Church was officially incorporated into the antichristian New Age Movement. Every Orthodox believer who will remain in unity with him as from this day will likewise fall under God’s curse. Whoever will continue this way of apostasy will be condemned for ever! + Elijah Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate + Methodius OSBMr +Timothy OSBMr Secretary Bishops Lvov, 31 May 2012 Cc: - Bishops and monks of the Russian Orthodox Church - Orthodox bishops of Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Georgia, Kazakhstan - President of the Russian Federation - Members of the State Duma of the Russian Federation - Mass media http://uogcc.org.ua/en/actual/article/?article=7223

The Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate declares before all Christians, especially the faithful of the Russian Orthodox Church, that owing to the gesture of apostasy in Astana on 30 May 2012, Patriarch Kyrill brought upon himself God’s anathema – a curse – according to Gal 1:8-9. He was thus deprived of the grace of the Holy Spirit and now holds the ecclesiastical office unlawfully. The faithful are obliged to separate from him as a traitor of Christ and of His Mystical Body – the Church. The Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate had publicly warned him against this anathema three times. By his gesture in Astana ex-Patriarch Kyrill indirectly expressed the heresy that pagans who worship demons are on the same path to salvation as Christians who believe in Christ’s redemptive death on the cross. This is ‘haeresis maxima’ and, moreover, a stumbling block not only to the Orthodox believers of Russia but to all the Orthodox Churches and all Christians. The Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate, which promulgates the anathema, is a spiritual and moral authority in the contemporary Christian world. The BCP was established on 5 April 2011 by the Synod of seven bishops of the UO GCC (monks and doctors of theology). Beatification of an apostate Pope, which took place on 1 May 2011, was a gesture of completion of the public apostasy of Benedict XVI. On the same day the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate made public that God’s anathema fell on the Pope as well as on all bishops and priests who remained in unity with him and with the spirit of Assisi – the spirit of antichrist. On that day the Patriarchate separated from the apostatical structure of the Catholic Church. After a year, the apostate Vatican declared invalid excommunication upon the bishops of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate. This completed the bilateral interruption of relations between the apostate Vatican and the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate. The Patriarch and Bishops adhere to the apostles’ doctrine and the orthodox tradition and continue in apostolic succession. They fully represent God’s authority as well as the apostolic and prophetic office in the Church. They can therefore boldly say: “...as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.” (2Cor 2:17) We are shepherds, we are not hirelings (cf. Jn 10:11-16). In Astana, Patriarch Kyrill spoke ambiguous phrases about a spiritual vacuum, terrorism, fanaticism, human rights, an international dialogue with the powerful and influential world religions etc. By attending the syncretistic meeting and, moreover, joining the so-called Council of Religious Leaders he made a gesture of betrayal of Christ and of the Tradition of the Orthodox Church. The Orthodox bishops, priests and faithful must now change the traditional views and beliefs and accept this antichristian committee joined by ex-Patriarch Kyrill. Following the new programme, they can no longer defend the teachings of the Apostles and Church Fathers because it would be labelled as religious fanaticism. Owing to the gesture of its Head, the Orthodox Church has lost the meaning of its existence since it no longer proclaims the unicity of salvation through the faith in Jesus Christ. Thanks to Patriarch Kyrill the Orthodox Church was officially incorporated into the antichristian New Age Movement. Every Orthodox believer who will remain in unity with him as from this day will likewise fall under God’s curse. Whoever will continue this way of apostasy will be condemned for ever! + Elijah Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate + Methodius OSBMr +Timothy OSBMr Secretary Bishops Lvov, 31 May 2012 Cc: - Bishops and monks of the Russian Orthodox Church - Orthodox bishops of Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Georgia, Kazakhstan - President of the Russian Federation - Members of the State Duma of the Russian Federation - Mass media http://uogcc.org.ua/en/actual/article/?article=7223

The Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate declares before all Christians, especially the faithful of the Russian Orthodox Church, that owing to the gesture of apostasy in Astana on 30 May 2012, Patriarch Kyrill brought upon himself God’s anathema – a curse – according to Gal 1:8-9. He was thus deprived of the grace of the Holy Spirit and now holds the ecclesiastical office unlawfully. The faithful are obliged to separate from him as a traitor of Christ and of His Mystical Body – the Church. The Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate had publicly warned him against this anathema three times. By his gesture in Astana ex-Patriarch Kyrill indirectly expressed the heresy that pagans who worship demons are on the same path to salvation as Christians who believe in Christ’s redemptive death on the cross. This is ‘haeresis maxima’ and, moreover, a stumbling block not only to the Orthodox believers of Russia but to all the Orthodox Churches and all Christians. The Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate, which promulgates the anathema, is a spiritual and moral authority in the contemporary Christian world. The BCP was established on 5 April 2011 by the Synod of seven bishops of the UO GCC (monks and doctors of theology). Beatification of an apostate Pope, which took place on 1 May 2011, was a gesture of completion of the public apostasy of Benedict XVI. On the same day the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate made public that God’s anathema fell on the Pope as well as on all bishops and priests who remained in unity with him and with the spirit of Assisi – the spirit of antichrist. On that day the Patriarchate separated from the apostatical structure of the Catholic Church. After a year, the apostate Vatican declared invalid excommunication upon the bishops of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate. This completed the bilateral interruption of relations between the apostate Vatican and the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate. The Patriarch and Bishops adhere to the apostles’ doctrine and the orthodox tradition and continue in apostolic succession. They fully represent God’s authority as well as the apostolic and prophetic office in the Church. They can therefore boldly say: “...as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.” (2Cor 2:17) We are shepherds, we are not hirelings (cf. Jn 10:11-16). In Astana, Patriarch Kyrill spoke ambiguous phrases about a spiritual vacuum, terrorism, fanaticism, human rights, an international dialogue with the powerful and influential world religions etc. By attending the syncretistic meeting and, moreover, joining the so-called Council of Religious Leaders he made a gesture of betrayal of Christ and of the Tradition of the Orthodox Church. The Orthodox bishops, priests and faithful must now change the traditional views and beliefs and accept this antichristian committee joined by ex-Patriarch Kyrill. Following the new programme, they can no longer defend the teachings of the Apostles and Church Fathers because it would be labelled as religious fanaticism. Owing to the gesture of its Head, the Orthodox Church has lost the meaning of its existence since it no longer proclaims the unicity of salvation through the faith in Jesus Christ. Thanks to Patriarch Kyrill the Orthodox Church was officially incorporated into the antichristian New Age Movement. Every Orthodox believer who will remain in unity with him as from this day will likewise fall under God’s curse. Whoever will continue this way of apostasy will be condemned for ever! + Elijah Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate + Methodius OSBMr +Timothy OSBMr Secretary Bishops Lvov, 31 May 2012 Cc: - Bishops and monks of the Russian Orthodox Church - Orthodox bishops of Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Georgia, Kazakhstan - President of the Russian Federation - Members of the State Duma of the Russian Federation - Mass media http://uogcc.org.ua/en/actual/article/?article=7223

The Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate declares before all Christians, especially the faithful of the Russian Orthodox Church, that owing to the gesture of apostasy in Astana on 30 May 2012, Patriarch Kyrill brought upon himself God’s anathema – a curse – according to Gal 1:8-9. He was thus deprived of the grace of the Holy Spirit and now holds the ecclesiastical office unlawfully. The faithful are obliged to separate from him as a traitor of Christ and of His Mystical Body – the Church. The Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate had publicly warned him against this anathema three times. By his gesture in Astana ex-Patriarch Kyrill indirectly expressed the heresy that pagans who worship demons are on the same path to salvation as Christians who believe in Christ’s redemptive death on the cross. This is ‘haeresis maxima’ and, moreover, a stumbling block not only to the Orthodox believers of Russia but to all the Orthodox Churches and all Christians. The Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate, which promulgates the anathema, is a spiritual and moral authority in the contemporary Christian world. The BCP was established on 5 April 2011 by the Synod of seven bishops of the UO GCC (monks and doctors of theology). Beatification of an apostate Pope, which took place on 1 May 2011, was a gesture of completion of the public apostasy of Benedict XVI. On the same day the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate made public that God’s anathema fell on the Pope as well as on all bishops and priests who remained in unity with him and with the spirit of Assisi – the spirit of antichrist. On that day the Patriarchate separated from the apostatical structure of the Catholic Church. After a year, the apostate Vatican declared invalid excommunication upon the bishops of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate. This completed the bilateral interruption of relations between the apostate Vatican and the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate. The Patriarch and Bishops adhere to the apostles’ doctrine and the orthodox tradition and continue in apostolic succession. They fully represent God’s authority as well as the apostolic and prophetic office in the Church. They can therefore boldly say: “...as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.” (2Cor 2:17) We are shepherds, we are not hirelings (cf. Jn 10:11-16). In Astana, Patriarch Kyrill spoke ambiguous phrases about a spiritual vacuum, terrorism, fanaticism, human rights, an international dialogue with the powerful and influential world religions etc. By attending the syncretistic meeting and, moreover, joining the so-called Council of Religious Leaders he made a gesture of betrayal of Christ and of the Tradition of the Orthodox Church. The Orthodox bishops, priests and faithful must now change the traditional views and beliefs and accept this antichristian committee joined by ex-Patriarch Kyrill. Following the new programme, they can no longer defend the teachings of the Apostles and Church Fathers because it would be labelled as religious fanaticism. Owing to the gesture of its Head, the Orthodox Church has lost the meaning of its existence since it no longer proclaims the unicity of salvation through the faith in Jesus Christ. Thanks to Patriarch Kyrill the Orthodox Church was officially incorporated into the antichristian New Age Movement. Every Orthodox believer who will remain in unity with him as from this day will likewise fall under God’s curse. Whoever will continue this way of apostasy will be condemned for ever! + Elijah Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate + Methodius OSBMr +Timothy OSBMr Secretary Bishops Lvov, 31 May 2012 Cc: - Bishops and monks of the Russian Orthodox Church - Orthodox bishops of Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Georgia, Kazakhstan - President of the Russian Federation - Members of the State Duma of the Russian Federation - Mass media http://uogcc.org.ua/en/actual/article/?article=7223