Towards an "Ecumenical" Council Inside of Orthodoxy

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ID3277674
AuthorsNicu Dumitrașcu (0000-0002-0621-2966, University of Oradea, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume15
Issue1
Pages48
Publication date2023-12-27
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueReligions (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel15010048
OpenAlexW4390272997
LanguageEN
References cited7

Ecumenism is a recurrent theme in Orthodox theological debates, but the syntagma "Orthodox ecumenism" is rarely used because it seems to be very restrictive and inappropriate. However, in exceptional situations, such as a war between two Orthodox peoples, I think it might be more than necessary. In the first part of this essay, I will discuss how the mirage of a "third" Rome and the partnership with the Kremlin makes the Russian Church an adversary of ecumenism inside of Orthodoxy. Any Church that blesses a war, aggression, and confrontation and shows imperial tendencies is excluded de facto from the communion with other Churches. In the second part of my work, I will analyze the consequences of the "schism" created by Patriarch Kirill in the bosom of Orthodoxy. What were (or what were not!) the positions of other Orthodox Churches when Patriarch Kirill blessed the war and betrayed the principles of the Gospel of Christ? Why is there a need for a so-called "Ecumenical Orthodox Council" and what are the chances of this happening

Ecumenism · Orthodoxy · Political science · Politics · Schism · Sociology · Theology · Law · Philosophy · Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious studies

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