Ecumenical Canonical Orthodox Church Worldwide Mourns Episcopal Church Decision
The Ecumenical Canonical Orthodox Church Worldwide (ECOCW) mourns decision of its sister, the Episcopal Church on its decision to lift ban of the ordination and consecration of Gay priests and bishops. The ECOCW expresses its support for those Episcopal Churches that are laboring under the burden of divorcing themselves from their Mother Church in response to the conflict arising from this collision of traditional biblical and Christian traditions. Further, as a traditional worldwide Orthodox jurisdiction, the ECOCW recognizes the right of these churches to participate in respectful and faithful dissent in respect to this most controversial decision. The ECOCW hereby expresses understanding and respect to our brothers and sisters who embrace this expression of human life, while holding fast to the traditional biblical principles as taught by Holy Mother Church in unbroken succession through the centuries. Moreover, the ECOCW mourns the irreparable damage this decision will cause between the Worldwide Anglican Communion and her relationships with the wider Christian community. We can only say “Lord, hear our prayer!”
To this, we humbly set our hand and seals,
+Jorge Rodriguez-Villa, Ph.D., D.D.
Protoheiarch-Archbishop
Ecumenical Canonical Orthodox Church
Old Catholic Orthodox Church
Huntington Beach, California
+Catholicos Scholarios-Gennadius III, Ph.D., OSB
Protosyncellus of America and All-Canada
Archbishop New York & East Cost of America
Ecumenical Canonical Orthodox Church
Archbishop, The Holy African Orthodox Catholic Church
San Rafael, California/Washington, DC
+Catholicos Gregory Timotheos
Archbishop of Canada
Chief Communications Officer
Ecumenical Canonical Orthodox Church
Archbishop, The Apostolic Koinonia Community Church
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
+Mar Martin Severius, SBL, M.Div., Ph.D., D.D.
(Bishop Craig M. Davis)
Bishop of Indiana
Ecumenical Canonical Orthodox Church
Bishop, Christian Mission of the Ascension, a Syriac-rite local assembly
Hagerstown, Indiana
+Archbishop Matthew
Archbishop of Portland
Ecumenical Canonical Orthodox Church
Archbishop, Anglican Rite Catholic Church
Portland, Oregon
+Archishop Antonio Ramon Camacho Diaz, D.D.
Archbishop of Mexico and
Vicar Apostolic of OCOC
Old Catholic Orthodox Church
Mexico
+Bishop Thomas David
Bishop of Nevada
Old Catholic Orthodox Church
+Bishop Luis Alberto Pachon, D.D.
Misioneros Madre del Perpetuo Socorro
Old Catholic Orthodox Church
Colombia
+Bishop Aurelio Palmieri, D.D.
Old Catholic Orthodox Church
Italy
+Bishop Jose Luis Ramirez, D.D.
Misioneros Guadalupanos.
Old Catholic Orthodox Church
Bakersfield. California
+ Bishop Guillermo Quintero
Old Catholic Orthodox Church
Ecuador
+ Archishop Antonio Clavijo
Iglesia Apostolica Universal
Old Catholic Orthodox Church
Colombia
Issued By: +Metropolitan Scholarios-Gennadius III, OSB
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+Metropolitan Scholarios-Gennadius is the founder and Metropolitan-Archbishop of The Holy Orthodox Catholic Church, Protohierarch and voting member of the Holy Synod of the Œcumenical Canonical Orthodox Church Worldwide. +Metropolitan Scholarios-Gennadius serves on several “Œcumenical” and inter-communion boards and works diligently in the pursuit of fellowship, understanding and acceptance among diverse religious communities domestically and internationally.
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