"We have concluded that when the principle of racial division (i.e. phyletism) is juxtaposed with the teaching of the Gospel and the constant practice of the Church, it is not only foreign to it, but also completely opposed, to it. We decree the following in the Holy Spirit: 1. We reject and condemn racial division, that is, racial differences, national quarrels and disagreements in the Church of Christ, as being contrary to the teaching of the Gospel and the holy canons of our blessed fathers, on which the holy Church is established and which adorn human society and lead it to Divine piety. 2. In accordance with the holy canons, we proclaim that those who accept such division according to races and who dare to base on it hitherto unheard-of racial assemblies are foreign to the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church and are real schismatics."
Constantinople...1872
with the apparent possibility that due to the last visit to romania the incorporation of both romanian groups in america is a distinct possibility - and of course with the problems in the oca this entail leaving the union -- my question is whether the same is afoot with the albanians with bishop nikon leaving the oca -- recently both albanian bishops in the usa concelebrated with the head of the church of albania at the albanian boston cathedral -- and with the oca biulgarian see not being filled is unification with the bulgarian patriarch a possibility also -- if this is happening then there is a distinct posibility that there will be other autonomous churches in the usa following the serbs, antiochians and rocor groups which will for a synod of automous churches in the usa -- what say you? is this happening?
God willing unity of all is a possibility after all.
