Well i don't know him but generally patriarchs and people of hight status are the first ones to jump on whatever new the spirit of age will bring. Thank God we still have spiritual leaders.
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Carson Ward
Guys, guys, the thing with Francis is definitely weird, but there's a reason he pops up.
He allegedly appeared to a german woman that was torn between catholicism and protestantism.
After praying to God, Francis appeared to her, and told her to convert to Orthodoxy.
If you are baffled that it doesn't make a lot of sens, don't worry, a lot of people in orthodoxy are(and let's not even mention what the catholics think about it)
Kayden Robinson
Is…is this legit?
Has this been confirmed?
Does this mean Francis of Assisi is an actual saint?
How have we not mad a meme of this by now?
Jacob Ramirez
For a source for what? That my priest called Francis a saint?
Propaganda aside, Francis of Assisi was also much more aligned with Orthodox spirituality than later nonsense "Jesus is my boyfriend" spirituality.
Chase Ross
No, about Patriarch Daniel.
Alexander Butler
Oh, no. What I meant is that blaming Patriarch Bartholomew is as silly as blaming Patriarch Daniel. Assuming that what the Orthodox do around me is heterodox (which I do not believe as this is the only Orthodoxy I know and the one I fell in love with), going straight to putting the blame on primates is dumb.
Wyatt Bennett
Oh wait, I wasn't going to blame the patriarch for this, I was just merely curious about who you all were under.
From what I understand, the Orthodox Church has had a rough time in France, what with splinterings and such.
Zachary Bell
What can i say, i haven't even heart about Francis of Assisi until very recently. Maybe there's a reason they make an exception for him.
Benjamin Hall
This is indeed the Orthodox view.
I am OCA and I have never witnessed this ever. We have St Seraphim all over the place but no Francis.
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Owen Kelly
Most parishes are either under Moscow, either under Romania, either under Constantinople.
Among those under Romania, a good part comes from the schismatic Orthodox Church of France, which had a major crisis in the 90s.
Among those under Constantinople, some are part of the Exarchate of Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe.
So parishes in France are divided between Moscow, Constantinople, and Romania for the most part.
Sometimes I feel like we don't have the same religion.