“It is impossible to preserve unity, purity, and freedom of conscience by retreating from the Truth
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“No matter how hard enemies and ‘friends’ may try, I am convinced there is a line His Beatitude Onuphry will never cross. He will not buy temporary peace at the price of departing from the canonical order of the Church, nor will he call something ‘the salvation of the Church’ if it destroys its unity. This is not stubbornness. It is faithfulness to Christ and the responsibility of a Primate before God for the Church entrusted to him
“We cannot journey toward God while turning our backs on our fellow human beings.
“not to corruption, but to life; not to despair, but to Resurrection; not to isolation, but to eternal communion in the Kingdom.
“The prayers of those who suffered for our dignity, our faith in Christ and our freedom will bring about the unity of the people.
“the primatial feat of His Beatitude Onuphrius, his courageous stand for the purity of Orthodoxy, and his unwavering faithfulness to the Truth of Christ, which, in the words of the hierarch, serve as a lofty example for the entire Orthodox world
“confusion, turmoil and distrust among Orthodox believers
“A person who does not forgive the faults of others cannot attain the holiness that comes from God.
