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<blockquote data-quote="lutak" data-source="post: 1506533" data-attributes="member: 18399"><p>"Archimandrite Constantine Zaitsev of Jordanville on the "Soviet Church": "If the Catacomb Church appears as the ray of salvation for Russia, then, opposite to this, the Soviet Church is burning in hellish fire. It is the spawn of hell. It appears as the spiritual antipode [opposite] of the Catacomb Church. It signifies the mark of the beast which was imposed on our unfortunate Motherland. It appears as a terrible threat to the entire free world, covering it with the false light of the satanic authority. It is instilling into the world, which is distanced from the frightening Soviet reality, the lying perception that the existence of godless Communism is combined with the existence of the Church of God that has recognized it! The evil malignancy of the Soviet Church cannot be overestimated. The Soviet Church closes the path to the salvation of Russia! Russia is spiritually alive, inasmuch as it confessionally rejects the Soviet Church. If however, in Her weakness, the Russian people accepts it, seeking solace in its churches and neglecting the terrible blasphemous lie that rests at its foundation, then they should feel in themselves that, having called upon God in those temples which have defiled by the Lie, they have fallen so low in their sins and are now unworthy to pray in the true temples. They should then cry out to the Lord for mercy! Inasmuch as a person is reconciled with the Soviet Church, perceiving it as a true Church and being satisfied with the opportunity to have fellowship with Christ in her, then such a person lays upon himself the seal of Falsehood, which is embodied in it. After all, the evil essence of this church is not only the sin of recognizing the Satanic authority, as being allegedly established by God, not only the sin of shedding the blood of the New Martyrs, but also the terrible sin of replacing the Church. This is the sin of the antichrist. It is necessary to delve deeper into the understanding of the Soviet Church in order to fully comprehend Her godlessness. The Soviet Church is canonically unholy..." (I hope that we realize that if he, Fr. Seraphim Rose, Vladyka Averky, Metropolitan Philaret, Metropolitan Anthony Khrapovitsky, Professor Andreyev, St. Joseph of Petrograd, St. Cyril of Kazan, St. Andrew of Ufa, St. Seraphim of Uglich, St. Victor of Glazov, St. Valentine Sventitsky, St. Maxim of Serpukhov, St. Nektary of Yaransk, St. Paul of Starobela, etc. etc. - if these are correct, then the Orthodox world is now dealing with a "deception aimed to deceive if possible even the elect". But for those who scoff at the teachings of Saints, while dismissing them, they can chose to find "comfort" in that they are trusting the opinions of Ecumenists, KGB agents, Sergianists, turn-coats, social-gospel advocates, and those who have consistently shown themselves as incapable of unhypocritically proclaiming "truth across the board". We, as Orthodox Christians are to follow the Saints!)"</p><p></p><p>This was a post made by the Gregory decapolite page on face book in regards to the said Sovietization of Moscow partiarchate it is definitely something worth looking into more deeply.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lutak, post: 1506533, member: 18399"] "Archimandrite Constantine Zaitsev of Jordanville on the "Soviet Church": "If the Catacomb Church appears as the ray of salvation for Russia, then, opposite to this, the Soviet Church is burning in hellish fire. It is the spawn of hell. It appears as the spiritual antipode [opposite] of the Catacomb Church. It signifies the mark of the beast which was imposed on our unfortunate Motherland. It appears as a terrible threat to the entire free world, covering it with the false light of the satanic authority. It is instilling into the world, which is distanced from the frightening Soviet reality, the lying perception that the existence of godless Communism is combined with the existence of the Church of God that has recognized it! The evil malignancy of the Soviet Church cannot be overestimated. The Soviet Church closes the path to the salvation of Russia! Russia is spiritually alive, inasmuch as it confessionally rejects the Soviet Church. If however, in Her weakness, the Russian people accepts it, seeking solace in its churches and neglecting the terrible blasphemous lie that rests at its foundation, then they should feel in themselves that, having called upon God in those temples which have defiled by the Lie, they have fallen so low in their sins and are now unworthy to pray in the true temples. They should then cry out to the Lord for mercy! Inasmuch as a person is reconciled with the Soviet Church, perceiving it as a true Church and being satisfied with the opportunity to have fellowship with Christ in her, then such a person lays upon himself the seal of Falsehood, which is embodied in it. After all, the evil essence of this church is not only the sin of recognizing the Satanic authority, as being allegedly established by God, not only the sin of shedding the blood of the New Martyrs, but also the terrible sin of replacing the Church. This is the sin of the antichrist. It is necessary to delve deeper into the understanding of the Soviet Church in order to fully comprehend Her godlessness. The Soviet Church is canonically unholy..." (I hope that we realize that if he, Fr. Seraphim Rose, Vladyka Averky, Metropolitan Philaret, Metropolitan Anthony Khrapovitsky, Professor Andreyev, St. Joseph of Petrograd, St. Cyril of Kazan, St. Andrew of Ufa, St. Seraphim of Uglich, St. Victor of Glazov, St. Valentine Sventitsky, St. Maxim of Serpukhov, St. Nektary of Yaransk, St. Paul of Starobela, etc. etc. - if these are correct, then the Orthodox world is now dealing with a "deception aimed to deceive if possible even the elect". But for those who scoff at the teachings of Saints, while dismissing them, they can chose to find "comfort" in that they are trusting the opinions of Ecumenists, KGB agents, Sergianists, turn-coats, social-gospel advocates, and those who have consistently shown themselves as incapable of unhypocritically proclaiming "truth across the board". We, as Orthodox Christians are to follow the Saints!)" This was a post made by the Gregory decapolite page on face book in regards to the said Sovietization of Moscow partiarchate it is definitely something worth looking into more deeply. [/QUOTE]
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