ROC did not rule out suspension of service at the Holy Sepulchre
The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) will suspend participation in the services at the Church of the Holy sepulchre, the Patriarchate of Jerusalem If will side with the Patriarchate of Constantinople and admitted there " filaretovtsev ", said Last news the Secretary of the Russian ecclesiastical mission in Jerusalem hegumen Nikon.
He made it clear that the Greek-Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, which owns many objects of worship in the Holy land, including a chapel in the Church of the Holy sepulchre, until not reacted to the decision of the Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church about the break of communion with the Patriarchate of Constantinople.
"If the Patriarchate of Jerusalem will side with the Patriarchate of Constantinople and, As a consequence, will give the chance" to Filaret's churchmen " to serve at the Holy Sepulchre and in other churches in their Holy land, then we will have to stop at some time ministering with them. In fact it will be a continuation of the scandal and, most likely, I guess that it will be necessary, and with the Patriarchate of Jerusalem then suspend the dialogue, because in this case they will side with the dissenters ",
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