Monk Theodore (Stanway)
Viewing the entirety of the ROCOR mission in India, we can see that the Synod took the project very seriously at every stage and demonstrated both dynamism and caution in equal measure as it sought to reunite the separated Saint Thomas Christians with the Orthodox Church.
Andrei Zaitzev
Among the Christian saints was a man who, with the help of his personal authority, was able to create a new model of relations between Rome and Christians, which led to the collapse of pagan religion, and basically became one of the harbingers of the end of Roman civilization.
Following the failed attempt to start the mission in Colombo and the departure of Father Nafanail, Father Andronik was once again left on his own to continue the lonely task of preserving the Russian mission in India.
Despite these setbacks, Metropolitan Anastasii still had optimistic hopes for the mission and encouraged the rest of ROCOR to assist in some way.
Matthew Namee
It’s pretty amazing that these documents are public, as they represent the beginnings of the fairly well-known but not well-documented relationship between Archbishop Athenagoras and US intelligence officials.