Posted by George Patsourakos
on 1/16/2009, 4:20 pm, in reply to "The Time Has Come..."
Establishing a Synod of Orthodox Churches in North America may be a good idea -- especially if such a Synod will hasten the establishment of a long-overdue united American Orthodox Church. Metropolitan Philip of the American Antiochian Church or Metropolitan Jonah of the Orthodox Church in America (or both jointly) should initiate a meeting to establish a united American Orthodox Church. The American Antiochian Orthodox Church, the Orthodox Church in America, and perhaps additional Orthodox jurisdictions should establish a united Church and elect an American Orthodox Patriarch as its leader. Orthodox jurisdictions that are hesitant to join such a Church now can become a part of the united American Orthodox Church when they feel comfortable in doing so. Before He was crucified, Jesus established the Christian Church for all people and all nations. Jesus did not want a Christian Church that would be divided by emphasizing ethnic or national pride -- and neither should we in America!
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