Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Press Release from Esphigmenou Monastery on Recent Ecumenical Events


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Holy Mountain, November 30, 2025 (new calendar)


With sorrow and deep grief, we inform the flock of Orthodox Christianity that yesterday and the announcements made will go down in history as the new Fall of the [Royal] City, with the only difference being that yesterday’s was orchestrated and sought by Ecumenist “wolves” clothed as the “Church” and as “Her body”... “grievous wolves, not sparing the flock.”

Yesterday, our Christ was betrayed once again. Thirty pieces of silver were enough for the fundamental Principles of our Faith, Ecumenical Councils, and Holy Canons of the Holy Fathers of our Church to be forgotten.

However, through their very own actions and words, the only thing they "manage" is to separate themselves from the Church, no longer having the power to "wound" Her.

Even the Orthodox Confession of Faith was "cashed in" for the same purpose, under the pretext of the hypocritical well-wishings of our deficient human nature, but without God. Man wages wars, and when he has no pretext, he invents one.

The Holy Canons of the Orthodox Faith and of Her Holy Fathers, the decisions of the Ecumenical Councils, as well as the Confession of our Faith, cannot be at anyone’s whim considered “collateral damage.” Furthermore, “economy” cannot by itself become Faith, nor can the falling away from the Faith become a rule. Such a thing would suit the enemies of the Orthodox Faith—but we shall not make them such a “concession.”

Even broadcasts on state television were made, featuring theology professors who publicly attempted to convince us that Papism is not a heresy (filioque, primacy, infallibility, the issue of unleavened bread, Uniatism, the immaculate conception, etc.). Nothing in Orthodox Christianity allows for misinterpretations or “arbitrary” interpretations; fortunately, the Holy Canons are clear... and firm foundations that are not shaken by professional traitors of the Faith.

They were not even ashamed to state that “...we continue to walk with firm resolve on the path of dialogue, with love and truth (cf. Eph. 4:15), toward the much-desired restoration of full communion between our sister Churches.”

Fortunately, our Orthodox Faith is Christ-centered, not bishop-centered... and God is merciful—may He forgive them, if not enlighten them.

- Archimandrite Methodios, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Esphigmenou, Mount Athos.

 

Greek source:

https://docs.google.com/viewerng/viewer?url=https://www.vimaorthodoxias.gr/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/%CE%94%CE%B5%CE%BB%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BF-%CE%A4%CF%85%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%95%CE%A3%CE%A6%CE%99%CE%93%CE%9C%CE%95%CE%9D%CE%9F%CE%A5-301125.pdf&hl=en

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