January 27 marked the 10th anniversary of the enthronement of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon of Washington and All America and Canada as the primate of the autocephalous Orthodox Church in America.
As a layman of the Orthodox Church in the United States, I feel compelled to write to you about two events that have not only scandalized the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, but all the faithful in America.
The Patriarchs of Moscow and Constantinople spoke about one another’s Churches this week, exchanging views about the poor state of inter-Orthodox relations and the geopolitical influence in the Church.
Meanwhile, the Uniate church of the Holy Protection in Truskavets, Lviv Province, hosted a laser show with people dressed as demons, death, and President Putin in the church.
Ukraine previously sanctioned 17 representatives of the Ukrainian and Russian Churches.