Why do parishioners remain in the UOC-MP? Despite the horrors of the Russian invasion, which has shifted from a war of attrition to a war of extermination.
“Do I really need autocephaly if all I want is to pray?” This question seems as naïve as saying, “I go to church for God, not the priest,” “the main thing is to be a good person,” or “God is in my heart.”
The thing is, bishops never act unilaterally. Yes, we can meet for coffee. But these things do not get implemented simply by gathering together and deciding something. For what purpose are we forming this?