“the Ecumenical Patriarch accused Local Churches of ingratitude and also made a thinly veiled reference to the Serbian primate, who has still not made a “peace visit” to the Phanar.
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“Anastasios had repeatedly identified the gatherings of the Primates of the Local Orthodox Churches as one of the most important achievements of Patriarch Bartholomew’s tenure.
“Through these remarks, Metropolitan Epifaniy also aligned his criticism with the position of the Patriarchate of Alexandria regarding the activities of the Russian Church in Africa, describing its representatives there as “Russian ecclesiastical usurpers.”
“Patriarch Porfirije assured the Primate of the UOC of his brotherly prayerful support
“All these events remind us to some extent of our own time, in which the zealous followers of the Russian Patriarchate act in the same way as the opponents of the Apostle Paul,” he said. “They accuse us, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, because we did not receive recognition from them or according to rules they invented. They interpret our humility and patience towards the continued existence in Ukraine of a jurisdiction subordinate to Moscow, as well as our calls for dialogue and ecclesiastical peace, as supposed evidence of our weakness and their own correctness.
“Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew once again thanked the Archbishop of Albania for his presence and participation throughout the celebrations held on Imbros
“Patriarch Shio III again expressed gratitude to the Ecumenical Patriarch for his love and condolences and thanked him for the warm message sent on the day of his own enthronement.
“The Ecumenical Patriarchate has never been a spectator of the course of human affairs
“his Church had “diminished itself” by granting autocephaly, only to receive a “cup of ingratitude” in return