- EDITOR’S NOTE (Nick Stamatakis). Yes, my friends, it finally happened!! The faithful took to the streets in the metropolis of Peristeri in Athens to protest the taking down of the Jesus On the Cross (Estavromenos) in the local cathedral but mainly to protest the ecumenist, heretic Patriarch Bartholomew who visited Athens the last few days. It was a loud and dynamic protest… Probably the first of its kind as far as I know… “We want an ecumenical Patriarch and not a pro-papal Patriarch”! “Not to Easter with Heretics”!! But it seems that it will be the beginning for more to come… Everything is collapsing around Bartholomew, from Ukraine, to his LGBTQ promotion to his “pseudo-green” agenda… It looks like Trump’s historic triumph has more global effects than anyone could imagine!! It freed the voice of the people to go out and express their feelings!! Not so for the so-called “journalists” though. Except “Orthodoxos Typos” all other websites suppressed the demonstration news!! How pathetic!!
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“We want an ecumenical Patriarch and not a pro-papal Patriarch”!

History is being written in Peristeri: “We want an ecumenical Patriarch and not a pro-papal Patriarch”!
Do not be afraid, little flock. Today, history was written in Peristeri. With a pulse. With strength. With truth.
Our brothers gathered outside the Episcopal Palace of the Holy Metropolis around 4:00 PM. Approximately half of the three hundred of Leonidas were there in the bitter cold and had the wishes of all of us who covered the entire Metropolis. The atmosphere was beautiful because the purpose was holy.
The brothers sang the Hypermacho, Save Lord, Your people, Who were lifted up on the Cross voluntarily. Behold the Resurrection of Christ. From time to time, clarifications were heard that they were not fundamentalists, fanatics, extremists (as the Metropolitan slanders them), nor did they belong to any schismatic group. “We are faithful children of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Orthodox Church,” they shouted.

From time to time, questions were also openly posed to the priests:
“Venerable fathers, do you accept the blasphemous and heretical teaching that the Crucified One dethrones and displaces the Three Persons of the Holy Trinity?? The Crucified One occupies a position that does not belong to Him?? To whom does this position belong, Fathers??? Put the Crucified One back again!!”
“Venerable fathers, how did you accept such a blasphemous practice?? The Seventh Ecumenical Council expressly forbids the removal of any icon, type of the Holy Cross, holy relic of a martyr under penalty of demotion and excommunication. Correct the error so that you do not perish!” …

“Know that the teaching of Metropolitan Peristeri has been denounced as HERETIC by His Eminence Metropolitan of Kythera!! Do you accept it?? Put the Crucified One back again”.
“Axios!!!” “Axios!!!” “Axios!!!” the people shouted for His Eminence Seraphim of Kythera and Antikythera.
Along with “Put the Crucified One back again”, the slogan was also heard: “Shame on the priests who took out the Cross and now welcome ecumenism”.

Along with “Put the Crucified One back again”, the slogan was also heard: “Shame on the priests who took out the Cross and now welcome ecumenism”.
Some priests shook their heads up and down contemptuously at what they heard, while others bowed their heads.
Let us not forget to mention that outside the Episcopal Palace there was also a nice police cage!

As soon as the Patriarch arrived at the Episcopal Palace, the slogans focused on “No to Easter with heretics” and “We want an ecumenical Patriarch and not a pro-papal Patriarch.”
Within half an hour, the Patriarch left the Episcopal Palace and went to the Citizens’ Theater. The gathering ended with the song “Ti Hypermacho.” Thanks were expressed to the people who came and to the police officers who were kind and everyone returned to their homes in peace.
Glory to You, God.

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Well done, Greeks and yes, it’s about time! I hope even more show up next time. I saw this news this morning on a different website. I am not clear why they took the Crucifix out of the Church? Did they expect no one will notice and they will get away with it? I don’t understand what the point of moving the Crucifix out of Church is. The schismatics are doing this in Ukraine, with icons and crosses and they are even burning them and throwing them in trash. People have lost their minds!
ΔΟΞΑ ΕΝ ΥΨΙΣΤΟΙΣ ΥΕΩ ΚΑΙ ΕΠΙ ΓΗΣ ΕΙΡΗΝΗ ΕΝ ΑΝΘΡΩΠΟΙΣ ΕΥΔΟΚΙΑ!
Τα χρόνια της ποιμαντορίας του
Αρχιεπισκόπου Ιακώβου, τότε που
η παραεκκλησιαστική οργάνωση
OCL προσπαθούσε να επιβάλλει
ανορθόδοξες προθέσεις στην ζωή των
Ελληνορθοδόξων κοινοτήτων , στο
περιοδικό τους FOCUS είχαν δημοσιεύσει ανυπόστατη είδηση ότι
ο Ιάκωβος επρόκειτο να τους αναγνωρίσει. Άμεση ήταν η αντίδρασή
μου , του έστειλα ένα φαξ και του
έλεγα: “ Σεβασμιώτατε τώρα που το
ένα σας πόδι είναι στον λάκο ( τάφο)
θα προβείτε σ’αυτό το ανοσιούργημα;,
η απάντησή του ήταν επίσης άμεση,
κεραυνοφόρα και λακωνική:
“ δεν πρόκειται να τους αναγνωρίσω ,
θα μείνω πιστός στην Παρακαταθήκη”
και πράγματι δεν τους αναγνώρισε
ποτέ. Προφανώς τους υποσχόντανε και
συγχρόνως τους άρμεγε …. ήταν
πραγματικός Ηγέτης.
Ετούτος εδώ δηλαδή ο Πατριάρχης,
άγεται και φέρεται από δυνάμεις εχθρικές προς την Παραδοσιακή Εκκλησία γιατί δεν έχει την οξυδέρκεια, ούτε το ανάστημα του
Ιακώβου, δεν είναι χαρισματικός
ηγέτης και ενώ το ένα του πόδι
βρίσκεται ήδη στον λάκο , δρά κατά
της παρακαταθήκης και σχεδόν διέλυσε
την Ορόδοξη Εκκλησία.
Όσο για τον Σπάρτης , “ Κρίμα το
μπόι του”
Bartholomew ought to be deposed and defrocked now before he dies. Why? Because the Orthodox world, and the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of the Americas in particular, need to be taught a lesson. What lesson? That flagrant heresy and warmongering manipulation will not be tolerated at the hands of hierarchs in our communion. Our grandchildren need to know that we laymen and clergymen of the lower ranks stood up against the corruption that the heresiarch Bartholomew has perpetrated against Christ’s Church. Such mild judgement now may actually work in Bartholomew’s favor before the final verdict is meted out at Great Judgement seat of Christ.
Very well said, Lawrence…
The Lord is a warrior; the Lord is HIS name. Exodus 15:3
We are truly winning, as these band of robbers are being exposed. Orthodoxy is NOT for sale! Faithful unite and fight with all your might against heresy! Bravo community of Peristeri….👏🏻👏🏻
Άγει προς φως την αλήθειαν ο χρόνος, όταν το παγκόσμιο “βαθύ” λεγόμενον Κράτος υπηρετείται από το πολύκλαδο & βαθύρριζο ΔΕΝΔΡΟ του ΚΑΚΟΥ.
Ο Θεός να φωτίσει τους τεκτονίζοντες !
This patriarch has all the characteristics…and ideology…that contradicting with the hellenic national interest and orthodox Christianic ideas and practices…
The patriarch is not listening even after the protest. Looks like he plans to move all speed ahead towards the “unity in faith and eucharist”.
https://spzh.eu/en/news/83280-phanar-head-to-rcc-delegation-were-moving-to-unity-in-faith-and-eucharist
I wonder if the patriarch gave his blessing for the existence of “Patriotic” icons in this monastery in Ukraine:
https://spzh.eu/en/news/83328-ocu-unveils-new-patriotic-icons-in-rivne-region
War or not, this is going too far. We had wars before and did not make dramatic changes to icons in churches and monasteries. I would not enter this kind of place.