Monday, January 15, 2024

Why Did St. Chrysostomos Rescind His 1952 Resignation?

“I am not returning [to the new calendar] because in this case, under my supervision and within the framework of the canons and ecclesiastical propriety and legitimacy, the governing of the Old Calendarists will remain faithful to the traditional calendar status quo, as it remained after the departure from the calendar struggle of the bishops of holy Zakynthos [Chrysostomos Dimitriou], Christianoupolis [Christophoros Hatzis], and Diavleia [Polykarpos Liosis]. Moreover, there is also the fear that these Orthodox-minded Old Calendarist people, remaining without pastoral supervision, may seek it from the bishops of the Monastery of Keratea [that is, the Matthewite fanatics].

 - Η Φωνή της Ορθοδοξίας [The Voice of Orthodoxy], Issue No. 154, 1953.

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