The Ungodly Errors of Archbishop Elpidophoros: All You Need to Know

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros has been the ruling hierarch of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America for the past 5 years. During his time as Bishop, His Eminence has made statements and engaged in activities that are in stark contrast to the teachings of the Saints, the Ecumenical Councils, and the Holy Canons of the Orthodox Church. Throughout this video, we will see His Eminence express support for the legalization of abortion, praise Freemasonry, kiss the hand of the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, espouse the heresy of perennialism, engage in ecclesiastical abuses, and much more. We will examine how the teachings and actions of His Eminence compare to those passed down to us through the infallible Ecumenical Councils, the Holy Canons, and the consensus of the Church Fathers.
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[@GentleBreeze1234]

"If from a ship thou take away the helmsman, thou wilt sink the vessel; so too if from a flock thou remove the shepherd thou has overthrown and destroyed all...When the ruler is bad, no small evil it is, but even a far worse evil than anarchy. For it is better to be led by no one than to be led by one who is evil. For the former indeed are oftentimes saved, and oftentimes are in peril, but the latter will be altogether in peril, being led into the pit of destruction." - St. John Chrysostom (Homily on Hebrews XXXIV): NPNF 1st Ser., XIV:518, 519" “Keep an eye on your bishops as far as their Orthodoxy is concerned lest they go so far as to teach doctrines against the true faith or celebrate with heretics and schismatics. As far as other things, they act out of ignorance or because the days are evil and they will give an account to God only.” - St. Gennadios Scholarios

[@GuitarJesse7]

Incredible quotes, thank you.

[@COGMOFWOC7]

I do not argue he is a good man, but he should kiss the ring of the Holy Father. The Orthodox have left the true Church. Be reconciled.

[@GuitarJesse7]

@@COGMOFWOC7 a simple study of history, scripture and a comparison of the two paths will easily show that the Roman Catholic Church is the one who broke away from the true church. And even by RC standards they have left their own system, Vatican 1 vs. Vatican 2. It was already a departure from the true faith, but it has departed in more and more ways and cannot be reconciled with itself, let alone with the true Church unless there is massive repentance and reform back to Orthodoxy. Lord have mercy!

[@COGMOFWOC7]

@@GuitarJesse7 Do you think that the Catholic Church was good before Vatican 2?

[@COGMOFWOC7]

@GuitarJesse7 The Church was built on Peter and hence his sucessors are the head of the Church.

[@-Amiya-]

If he's praising the freem4sons then he is one.

[@user-eu8ub9cm5t]

Thank you my thoughts exactly

[@BodilessVoice]

Freemasons are Satanists, absolutely, without exception.

[@UncleFester-zz5jj]

Although you should also bear in mind what we Romans say about some of our own bishops: You don't have to wear an apron to think like a mason. By their fruits etc.

[@Peter-en6bc]

As someone who is in the GOA it is beyond maddening/confusing/scandalizing that this man is still not only our Archbishop, but how he’s even a bishop at all. It’s equally confusing that not only have NO bishops in the GOA not spoken out, no bishop of ANY Orthodox jurisdiction in America have spoken out. We the faithful are waiting..

[@jstrugglin4404]

Council of Florence

[@fantasypvpvideos]

From what I read, the responsibility also rests on the shoulders of the lay people and priests, right? However it seems harder nowadays to start a movement to analyze the opinions of a bishop, because people prefer to avoid conflict not to be titled schismatic. Maybe you could talk to your priest about it? Maybe he can contact other priests and bishops. It'll probably come to your mind an anxiety that you may be reprehended for judging the bishop. That's what I'm talking about when I say today it's kind of hard. However, church history is full of heretics who were only silenced when pious men stood up, seeing that being passive in this case isn't a virtue.

[@acekoala457]

Stop paying tithes at your Parish and tell your Priest the Reason is because of Archbishop Elpidophoros' actions.

[@user-pw1rr2vm8b]

@@jstrugglin4404 As if your 'pope' is free from scandals.

[@evangelosnikitopoulos]

This was the last straw that made me join the GOC under Metropolitan Demetrius. The Ecumenical Patriarchate is in open heresy. And things will get even worse when Elpidophorus becomes Patriarch.

[@guspapadopoulos]

As a Greek Orthodox, I'm embarrassed by him.Extremely.

[@fritula6200]

Brilliant Gus...God bless yr faith❤

[@crowlikemadness]

Pray for him. Stay strong.

[@guspapadopoulos]

@@fritula6200 Thank you. Same blessings to you.

[@guspapadopoulos]

@@crowlikemadness l will, thank you.

[@andys3035]

I'm Greek Orthodox too and I agree with you.

[@CostasKatsihtis]

Just as the saint Kosmas Aitolos said, "Clergymen will become worse and more impious than everyone"

[@mmaakkiinn]

We Greek Orthodox dont like him at all ..

[@user-pb4gy9qj7f]

As Greek orthodox I've seen so much disrespect to the patristic way nowadays within sone communities of our patriarchate... I've been also sharing with communities of other patriarchates and the feeling is different, you can perceive holiness

[@adamrosner4396]

I have seen many Greeks who are deeply pious people, and it is obvious the depth of their faith. It must be hard for them to be under pressure hear hierarchs

[@liquidh5226]

Maybe Greek Orthodox will become Roman Catholics next year in 2025 when EP unites with Rome...

[@liquidh5226]

What would Saint Paisios say

[@mmaakkiinn]

@@liquidh5226 .He is supposed to be an example and guide people correctly....We dont hate but forgive him and we do and pray he turns from worldly things and not influenced by these new age ways of thinking... there is a difference in not liking or approving something that goes against Christ's truth ..our representatives should adhere to Christ's truth not man's...Kyrie Isouy Xriste Eleison emas tous Amartolous ☦️.

[@Vartholomeos.]

We CAN NOT judge him on his life and his personal sins, that is up to Christ and we ALL are sinners. BUT, as Orthodox Christians we MUST judge him and ALL hierarchs on the teaching of heresy. And unfortunately, HE IS A HERETIC, according to what he teaches without shame!! UNAXIOS!!

[@MaximusWolfe]

He is a deplorable coward.

[@jjeanniton]

ANAXIOS ESTI!!!!!

[@user-eu8ub9cm5t]

UNAXIOS indeed and may God Grant he and others like him will be gone by Anniversary of Nicaea 2025 next year I Was born Catholic and had a wonderful Greek Orthodox stepfather

[@songbird5416]

@@Vartholomeos. by his deeds he is judged and he has engaged and still is in apostasy.

[@Vartholomeos.]

@songbird5416 I agree 100 percent. But ONLY for that can we judge him, as we ourselves are FULL of personal sins as well. I, myself, forgive me for speaking on your behalf, friend.

[@christophjasinski4804]

Wolfs have many faces and made it to many ranks.

[@sammyog3475]

💯

[@TranslatedAssumption]

He is only one Bishop in Orthodoxy, the entire hierarchy of Catholicism looks like this.

[@MA-nm2tv]

​@@TranslatedAssumptionone influences the other

[@user-tq8dy3mm9o]

But he’s been ordained? He’s part of the apostolic succession? He’s infallible? Right?

[@oogaleeboogalee6522]

@@user-tq8dy3mm9o Being ordained does not mean you are infallible, where did you get that idea?

[@troyhavok8605]

I'm not even baptized yet and I was just talking about how heavy it is to carry the weight of the Lord's name. To call yourself a Christian is to take unto yourself His identity; His Name, and to accept that the world will judge God by your actions. To take His name and then drag it through the mud like this is the most egregious of all sins as it steers people away from His Kingdom. To accept the weight of that responsibility is terrifying, and should be approached with the utmost reverence and care. Lord have mercy on us sinners who sully your name with our sinful ways! I pray this man will repent and return to our Lord.

[@diananoonen2262]

Exactly, what exactly is he standing for, and his influence.

[@perkalosdygenis9801]

the worst from all this is lately in US lots of Catholics and mostly protestants have shown interest in the orthodox church .This man is scandalizing these people seeking the one original church :(

[@nenem.5165]

One person cannot change and will never change the true history of the church. Christ had 12 disciples, and one became a betrayal. That didn’t stop Jesus of continuing his mission. Have faith in God that this will too be passed out of the church. 🙏

[@helenma4176]

There’s other jurisdictions like ROCOR, Antioch, etc that haven’t been riddled with clergy like him

[@ronaldmartin4664]

Please don't assume that all Greek Orthodox priests are in line with this false bishop. Believe me, all the Greek Orthodox priests I know are scanalized by this man. And I know many Greek Orthodox priests. ​@@helenma4176

[@perkalosdygenis9801]

@@helenma4176 there is only one orthodox church no Russian Greeks ext

[@stanbrinsmead7858]

I am very interested too, and am in Britain. The main churches have become very bad, and I was thinking that the Orthodox was still pure. Now I am not so sure anymore....

[@Impastanonymous]

Demons crawling everywhere😢

[@Fields765]

His most appalling statements all in one place, thank you. And what I didn’t know before: his explicit endorsement of a Freemason! Lord have mercy! Will his fellow bishops ever call him to repent? Until then, all Orthodox Christians must avoid him and speak out.

[@fantasypvpvideos]

Honestly, it's hard to speak out because the person who does so may be seen as a schismatic.

[@liquidh5226]

I heard GOA or was it EP has been compromised with freemason clergy. This is rumor. But absolutely scandalous if true.

[@szudy76]

I’m a Catechumen, he’s acting like the very person who led me to Orthodoxy (Pope Francis)… very sad to see that this demon is in the Orthodox Church as well. I’ll add him to my prayers.

[@universalflamethrower6342]

There is a good documentary on this topic on YT I forgot the name though, You have to remember the Stone Cutters and the Modernists are not only in the RC they are everywhere

[@Hope_Boat]

And you did well. No bishop has the power to change the dogma of the orthodox Church.

[@TranslatedAssumption]

I am a Catechuman as well and I attend a Greek Orthodox Parish under GOArch. My spiritual father is a Serbian monastic and he arranged for me to get baptized into ROCOR instead of being Chrismated into GOArch. Previous to this I was in Catholicism and I was part of a ecumenist religious community, I can 100% guarantee you that this archbishop is an ecumenist and you don't want anything to do with that trust me from experience.

[@ConradThePalamite]

Lucky our one isn’t infallible 😂

[@The_Honcho]

The Orthodox Church has always had demons trying to squeeze in between the seams like a disease. And like any disease in the body, the body of Christ; The Church will push it out with its immune system as the gates of hell shall not prevail.

[@alexphlegm1963]

Why has he not been removed from his position yet?

[@jstrugglin4404]

That's a question for the Turks!

[@fantasypvpvideos]

Isn't there an agenda being pushed that bishops can't be argued against or else you become a schismatic?

[@adamnice7198]

Because he is there for a reason, and it’s not the Orthodox faith.

[@acekoala457]

Allegedly because he is in bed with the American Extraconstitutional Government Bodies.

[@NorthernObserver]

The US State Department has not ordered it yet.

[@George_dom]

Hopefully he repents

[@matheusTM87]

He won't. Masons rarely repent.

[@George_dom]

@@matheusTM87 how do you know who are you to judge? Did Jesus say “tax collectors don’t usually repent”

[@greekflower3600]

@@matheusTM87 Christ saved Paul!

[@Viricanus]

​@@greekflower3600 Yes Saint Paul dıd. But before he became Christian.

[@diananoonen2262]

He needs to be removed! He does not represent Orthodoxy at all!

[@guspapadopoulos]

Agreed he's not even subtle with his actions. One heresy after another and another.

[@diananoonen2262]

Wow, his attack on the Eucharist is incredible! Between opening communion to non Orthodox, and to even consider the Eucharist, even the spoon it is delivered that touches the Eucharist would ever be considered unholy is beyond me!

[@MaximusWolfe]

Such is cowardice. He’s a people/government pleader, not an instrument of God.

[@paisios2541]

May this video raise awareness and may His Eminence be brought to repentence!

[@LukeGarrow]

👀

[@paisios2541]

@@LukeGarrow 👀

[@johnobeid67]

Wow, even as a Catholic I find most of these revelations to be quite stunning and i wonder why he has not been deposed as bishop.

[@Hope_Boat]

The orthodox Church moves in a very slow motion.

[@songbird5416]

He has gone done the road of apostasy as has Pope Francis. Don't stay under the teachings of either of these apostates.

[@MJ-mu3kb]

its america. everything in america is gay.

[@DD-bx8rb]

This is the reality of not possessing the unifying and authoritative office of Peter. There is nothing to stop the various and seperate orthodox churches drifting further into heresy. The 22 Eastern churches who have returned to the Rock of Peter over the centuries knew this. Contraception leads to abortion and the orthodox accepted contraception then abortion.

[@saldol9862]

@@Hope_BoatI’m aware. We Catholics also have a very, very slow moving church. When you have an institution old enough that it has predated empires, outlasted languages, and has seen entire nations rise and fall, that institution doesn’t move in weeks and months. A year may as well be a fleeting second to the church.

[@Cross0987]

Can't finish watching, 🤢🤮

[@stanbrinsmead7858]

I couldn't either....

[@Alltrippy]

Wow, I thought that the Roman Catholics (which I am) were the only ones dealing with these problems. It seems some leaders of both our churches are starting to think they are Gods and no longer followers of the glorious Triune God.

[@h1mynameisdav3]

No matter what anyone says, Bishops in Orthodoxy are equal to each other... one bad Bishop cannot corrupt the Church. That said, there may be a real schism between the Greeks and the rest of Orthodoxy someday.

[@patskats4859]

The worst thing is that he is one of the favourites to be the next patriarch. May God protect our church and give us a patriarch who will fix our broken church or at least not damage it more

[@user-yb4xo2vj9m]

Pray that he is deposed. The ecumenical patriarchate is not gone. The Holy Spirit will guide the Synod to choose a much better candidate.

[@patskats4859]

@@user-yb4xo2vj9m Amen

[@stanbrinsmead7858]

Who on earth would deem him a favourite????

[@countkilroygraf8816]

A wicked man.

[@NorthernObserver]

May God spare us the rule of this wicked priest.

[@Jon-fv3uh]

He needs to be excommunicated NOW. I knew he was bad from other videos I've seen, but all these details are deeply disturbing. We need to speak up to our priests, bishops, and parishes. Tell our friends, family, and fellow members of the church and expose him. if we do not, How far will we let this evil person go???? LORD JESUS CHRIST SON OF GOD HAVE MERCY ON US SINNERS

[@NM-XristosNika]

Many have already spoken to their priests and it falls on deaf ears. They all appear to have the same excuse and answer, sort of like a prepared script. Apparently they can't do nothing about it since the fake Synod that is everything BUT "holy" these modern times hasn't done anything about it. And why should they? They themselves have also betrayed Jesus Christ in many ways (too many to list here). In 2016 they met in Crete and changed many things. A "holy synod" is no longer present. It has been replaced with impostors and freemasons who serve Satan. They have one goal and it has nothing to do with our salvation.

[@thebrotherofthunder]

Anyone with eyes to see and ears to hear knows who gave this man his job, and whom he serves.

[@orthodoxphronesis]

It would benefit the Bishop’s soul, at the very least, be made a lay person. The comments about the Panagia are appalling…

[@irritated888]

Welcome to the misery of being Roman Catholic right now. We need to pray for our Bishops.

[@snowps1]

We have to tell ourselves that these leaders are temporary, but the church is permanent.

[@MaximusWolfe]

Unlike Rome no one man is autocrat in Orthodoxy. Ours is a decentralized structure. In Rome the pope is the final arbiter. In Orthodoxy Christ is the final arbiter, albeit invisibly.

[@davidgravy2007]

Fortunately for us, we don't believe in papism. In spite of this apostasy, the structure of authority in the Orthodox Church is still intact.

[@SeraphimvanHelden]

This is bareheaded heresy if ever we have seen it....

[@SIR46661]

He and the poor past leadership of the Greek Archdiocese is the reason there are so many noble Old Calendar Greek Orthodox Churches that won’t succumb to their evil ways !

[@orthodoxpilgrimofficial]

The incompetence of firing this bishop speaks volumes.

[@NM-XristosNika]

He's doing his job well for his master. He has his title for a reason. The unrepentant sinners filled with pride, love him because he makes them feel better about their passions and sins.

[@ariagrippasboulevards8990]

Lots of people with lots of money are backing this bishop.

[@TruthBeTold7]

When Elpidophoros accuses Christian exclusivists of being prejudice, he commits the fallacy of Argumentum Ad Hominem, because the truth of a position is independent of the moral character of the one holding the position.

[@strugglingathome]

Anaxios

[@TheInfiniteMag]

Im surprised this bishop has not bean anathmotised already not that I wish this apon anyone but this mans teachings are so blatantly heretical

[@user-ip8hq8hh4p]

This is one reason why I attend a Antiochian Orthodox parish even though a Greek Orthodox parish would be closer.

[@andys3035]

Happy to read the comments of the Faithful against this compromised and heretical bishop. Not happy in the sense to condemn but that the Faithful are united to keep our Orthodox Church pure from heresy.

[@Hope_Boat]

"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." - Jesus (John 14:6) Anyone who says otherwise is not orthodox anymore. Kyrie eleison ☦

[@mariogheorghe9214]

Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on us all! We all we be answering questions at the end

[@valentinr.dominguez2892]

"Personally....." Be careful when you hear this word.

[@mikmad8476]

How was this Satan chosen?

[@valentinr.dominguez2892]

We are plagued with Modernists also in the Roman Catholic Church.

[@MaximusWolfe]

But yours is a centralized system. Ours is centrifugal. That’s the important distinction. Our Church doesn’t stand or fall on one autocrat, yours does.

[@valentinr.dominguez2892]

@MaximusWolfe Your system has the Patriarch of Moscow and the Ecumenical Patriarch at the point of schism.

[@KnoxEmDown]

If I ever happen to meet this man in real life, may God grant me the courage to declare him "ανάξιος" to his face. I am a great sinner myself in need of repentance, but that does not prevent me from admonishing a brother in Christ who needs to repent from his wickedness as well.

[@LaertisVarkados]

In Greece we call him Λεπιδοφόρος.

[@karlbeyleveld3399]

How the hell do these people get into positions of authority in the the first place???

[@MrK-od8ny]

Even during the times of Jesus Christ the Religious elite were all corrupt!

[@mcbar841]

Money

[@vorynrosethorn903]

There are considerable forces than want corruption in the Church, on top of this needing to be celibate likely makes an easy inroad for those seeking status as it means there is a much smaller list of candidates for bishops than there are good priests in the Church. Infiltrating the Catholics was likely harder because they are all celibate, but with both once you infiltrate the top you can promote fellow corrupted intentionally, the Catholics are almost fully captured with the exception of the Latin mass one's, the orthodox are less far along but certainly endangered should they not mount the type of resistance that was necessary against the iconoclasts.

[@stellajacovides9676]

God help us

[@Kalotinamichelot02]

Lord have mercy

[@timfronimos459]

El-PEDO- phorus, ??? you just cant make this stuff up.

[@TruthBeTold7]

Thank you for this video, and thank you for guarding the faith. I have critiqued this heretic several times, and even wrote an article about him.

[@GentleBreeze1234]

Is there a way to contact you? I am hoping you can provide me with some information that I intend to use for a future video. If you're interested in helping you can email me at [e-mail]

[@MrTadfortitude]

Well unfortunately we are often given the leadership that reflects our sinful lack of repentance to the lord.

[@michaelciccone2194]

The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople hasn't condemned the Vatican Fiducia Suplicans edict.

[@RavynGuiliani]

Lord have Mercy! Lord save your church from all heresies and steer the paths of your Bishops to The Path of Righteousness! Forgive them and soften their hearts.

[@senorsiro3748]

When Turkey made rules on who they would tolerate as Patriarch of Constantinople (That they must be born from the tiny Greek population remaining in Turkey), this combined with the importance of Orthodoxy to Russia made the CIA very interested in the prospect of grooming candidates for the Position. While their previous assets have had their value to Langley, they have not been so perfect a vessel for advancing American Liberalism dressed in a Klobuk as this successor they now have in waiting.

[@alexa.9446]

So you think that he's being set up to step into the position of Patriarch? How do you believe the CIA can influence this?

[@meandros1678]

Stop this KGB bullshit

[@kuafer3687]

Look at the bishop at question and people that endorse him and tell me it's not true ​@@meandros1678

[@acekoala457]

MFL should bar the Archbishop from the event.

[@JesterSpecter]

UNAXIOS! Why hasn't this heretic been removed from his position yet??

[@alexpanagiotis4706]

Necause the greeks are protestant

[@theunknowncommenter725]

God must be giving him time to repent. Let's hope that he does so before it's too late.

[@marlenekurfurst1348]

Who elect him?🙏🙏🙏 How can he be removed from the Christian Orthodox Church?🙏✝️🙏

[@GodSurelyBlessYou]

Pray for him and our Patriarch

[@alexpanagiotis4706]

​@@GodSurelyBlessYouDEPOSE HIM! KICK HIM OUT

[@GuitarJesse7]

2:00 not only was his statement in contrast to Jesus’ declaration that He is the ONLY way, it is giving a blessing to idolatry and worship of the demonic beings, which is forbidden over and over in both the Old and New Testament. My children are smart enough to recognize this, there is no debate about whether this is heretical and blasphemous of not. Lord have mercy!

[@leoandolino4668]

You can't have it both ways your Eminence. The freedom ends when the new life begins. Now that new life is worthy of protection. The early Christians prohibited abortion and infanticide. Time to brush up on history.

[@alexsykakis7543]

We must remember that the Head of the Church is Jesus Christ not Elpidoforos or any other bishop. He and His Holy Spirit guide and move the ship of the church. It is not up to us to judge. We must trust in our Lord Christ, the church has been around for two thousand years, and has faced a number of challenges and it is still here and a lot stronger. So Trust in the Lord and His Holy Spirit and do not pass judgement. If this is not for Christ it will not stand in His church.

[@GentleBreeze1234]

“Keep an eye on your bishops as far as their Orthodoxy is concerned lest they go so far as to teach doctrines against the true faith or celebrate with heretics and schismatics. As far as other things, they act out of ignorance or because the days are evil and they will give an account to God only.” - St. Gennadios Scholarios

[@odysseusthesojourner4401]

I didn’t receive the Eucharist during the Covid era because of Elpidiphoros’ leadership.

[@louisbusta6369]

Gentle Breeze, you are my hero!

[@sasi5841]

Child: mom can we have pope francis Mom: we have pope francis at home Pope francis at home: ...

[@AssassinatorScout1]

He supports lgbt??? He does scandals???? All the wrong doings above? Such heresy!

[@frankrosenbloom]

I feel your pain. I'm a Catholic but am a great lover of Orthodoxy. I honestly do think that some of the things Orthodox call heresy can be shown not to be heresy. St Maximus the confessor stated that the Holy Spirit is from the father and the son. So did Cyril of Alexandria. While I agree that the Western Church should probably not have added it to the Creed the way that it did, the way it is understood is not heretical. Purgatory was described perfectly by The Synod of Jerusalem in 1672. Furthermore the synod used the term transubstantiated In relation to the Eucharist. I think you will find over time that Catholics and Orthodox should be united in fighting these issues. We are suffering through Francis. You are suffering through this horrible bishop. There will be much more suffering. Please note that the Catholic Church has been at the forefront of condemning abortion. Despite Francis's flaws he has come out against transgenderism and while I disagree with Fiduci Supplicans I think the next pope will get rid of it. It is by no means required and the pope recently stated that if bishops are against it that is fine. Catholic and Orthodox should look for reasons to come together to fight these horrible ideas. I think one of the reasons that things like this are happening including the schism in the Orthodox Church now is because the church was meant to be together, East and West. If a person loses a leg they may be able to walk with a prosthesis but they will always limp. I believe it is telling that the patriarch has not rebuffed him or removed him. The cancer is spreading and we must together fight it. God bless.

[@GentleBreeze1234]

Thank you for your sincerity. While we certainly do not judge any individuals, the fact is that the testimony of the Saints of the last 1000 years is unanimous: Roman Catholicism is a heretical body and those in it have been cut out of Christ's Body. It doesn't matter what you or I think, or what practical social aims we might attain in the world. The truth is that Roman Catholicism is a false religion. This is the testimony of our Saints of the last 1000 years. We even have canonized Saints who are martyrs because they refused to convert to Roman Catholicism. I understand you do not agree with this perspective, but this is the perspective of the Orthodox Church for the last 1000 years. All of the Saints of the Orthodox Church cannot all be wrong and yet somehow still be Saints. If Roman Catholicism were part of the Church, then to deny this would be to blaspheme against the Holy Spirit. You cannot be a Saint and commit blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, it's not possible. I am not judging your intentions, but it doesn't really make sense to on the one hand say you respect Orthodoxy but then disagree with all of the Saints of the last 1000 years, and to believe they committed blasphemy when they say that Roman Catholics are graceless and heretics. We have martyrs who were tortured and died in order not to convert to Roman Catholicism. Either these Saints were all wrong and deluded, or Roman Catholicism is a false religion. You can't have it both ways. I say this meaning no ill will towards any Roman Catholic, the most loving thing I can do is to speak the truth.

[@frankrosenbloom]

@@GentleBreeze1234 OK thank you for your response.

[@frankrosenbloom]

@@GentleBreeze1234 you may wish to believe that it is as cut and dry as you proclaim. Yet a review of history will show this is simply not true. In the attempts at reuniting the church, more Bishops from the Eastern churches were in favor of it then were not in favor. There was a great deal of interplay during the time of Cyril Lucaris with the Catholic Church assisting the Orthodox suppressing that heresy and avoiding a turn of the Orthodox Church to Protestanism. In my search for truth 45 years ago I came down to Catholicism and orthodoxy. I found so many things that were truly almost identical between the two and yet the Orthodox, for slight differences in expression labeled everything as heresy. Catholicism on the other hand maintains that there is Grace in the Orthodox church and the Orthodox churches are our brethren. After thorough review of history that took me 4 years I could not abide the Orthodox opinion that the Catholic Church was devoid of Grace. Especially with how the separation played out over 100s of years with the East accepting the West and the West accepting the East with intermittent problems understanding simply a cultural difference in expression. I would be happy to discuss with you or debate with you regarding those things in the Catholic Church that you believe are heretical. I would be able to counter those arguments with proof of writings from the Orthodox church that maintain an identical or nearly identical understanding. It is precisely this petulant behavior that turned me off from Orthodox he in the beginning. It is very interesting given Orthodoxy's close relationship with the very definitely heretical Anglican church over the years The Orthodox also have full membership in the world Council of churches and Catholic refusal to become a full member in the world Council of churches. During World Counsel of churches meetings Orthodox offer general prayers along with other denomination's. In my opinion in such an interconnected world as long as this is not done within the liturgy or formal prayer seeming to accept the opinions of other denominations I would not disagree with this. Yet I believe the Orthodox Cannon law actually prohibits this. Even when it came to Palamism, while criticizing roams scholastic approach to approving points Gregory of thalamus used those very scholastic arguments to prove his belief in the separation of essence and energies in the Trinity to support Hesychasm. There was a lot of difficulty during that time and the Orthodox priest who argued against Gregory of Palamas ended up defecting into the Roman church as well as some other Orthodox priests. It was initially condemned by the Orthodox, and then approved. Palamism was never accepted in the West. It was a new development. However, the Roman church did not condemn it. The Roman Church did not label it as a heresy. If we do discuss this matter and you convince me of the truth of your arguments I will become Orthodox. If I happen to in some ways win the argument or debate I would not expect you to become a Catholic but just except the fact that the same thing can be understood in more than one way. I am saddened by your response but of course I respect your views.

[@GentleBreeze1234]

@@frankrosenbloom I can summarize your response very simply: "I think, I think, I think, I think". I'm not trying to be rude, but who cares what you think? Who cares what I think? Our opinions don't matter. Your response here does not in any way address the issue that the unanimous witness of the Saints of the Orthodox Church is that Roman Catholics are heretics and are cut off from the Body of Christ. I would recommend buying the book "The Orthodox Patristic Witness Concerning Catholicism" from Uncut Mountain Press. I understand you don't believe that these various theological differences are a problem, you can have that opinion. But your opinion is rejected and condemned by all of the Orthodox Saints who spoke about these matters. The Saints say that the Roman Catholic Church is a graceless heretical body, if they are wrong, then they are blaspheming against the Holy Spirit, and therefor can't be Saints. You simply can't have it both ways. It doesn't matter what I think, what you think, what this or that modern-day theologian or Bishop thinks. All that matters is what the Saints think.

[@frankrosenbloom]

@@GentleBreeze1234 And I can summarize yours as denial, denial, denial. When your own Patriarch of Constantinople said the issues that caused the schism no longrer apply yet the Orthodox remail intransigent, it is very sad. Have you ever read the Orthodox Saints who thought it was required to follow the Roman church? St. Maximus the Confessor, when commenting on the manner in which Pyrrhus, a former Bishop of Constantinople and heretic, should return to the unity of the Church, said this about him: "Let him [Pyrrhus] hasten before all else to to satisfy the Roman See, for if it is satisfied all will agree in calling him pious and orthodox…, That Apostolic See which has received universal and supreme dominion, authority, and power of binding and loosing over all the holy churches of God throughout the world, from the incarnate Son of God Himself and also by all holy councils” (Migne PG 91:114; taken from Eastern Orthodoxy’s Witness. Happily, seemingly in answer to your concerns about his titles Pope Francis has reacquired the title Patriarch of the West. To be honest, it's one of the few things Francis has done with which I agree. There is plenty of liberalism and heresy creeping into Eastern Orthodoxy. As you point out, Archbishop Elpidophoros in July 2022 in Greece baptised the child of a gay couple, the famous designer Peter Bousis and his Greek-American partner Evangelo Bousis. The child was born through surrogacy. Pope Francis came out against surrogacy and against the trans culture recently, and no Catholic bishop to my knowledge has authorized such acts. Following that there was indecisiveness on the part of the Orthodox churches. In a response to an Orthodox Archbishop stating the unacceptability of such actions, Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Messinia stated: "The proposal of Abp. Ieronymos of Athens regarding the non-Baptism of infants adopted by same-sex couples is his personal opinion, which does not reflect the position of the Hierarchy of the Church of Greece." But where are the Orthodox now? There is a schism between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. You have no head. Therefore you have no church, you have churches. There is not an organization that has ever been conceived that does not have a head. While Christ is the head of the church he established a temporal head of the church for the purpose of preventing such problems. There is no power within the temporal church in Orthodoxy to call a council, to resolve the dispute between the ecumenical patriarch and the Russian Orthodox Patriarch, and it seems to be more like fighting children than a church. Yes we do have problems in the Catholic Church. Pope Francis is not my favorite pope, I will tell you that. I do agree that there have been a lot of abuses in the church since Vatican II, not as a result directly of Vatican II, but mainly because of the social context in the West in which it occurred. But The Pope has the power to put the German bishops in their place and to keep the church united in a much more effective manner than the Orthodox Church has been able to. The much anticipated Pan- Orthodox Council of 2016 amounted to a lot of infighting and disagreement and really resulted in nothing, except for some Orthodox claiming that the ecumenical patriarch was trying to act like a pope. Furthermore the Russian Orthodox Patriarch has declared the Russian attack on Ukraine as a holy war. He has claimed sole jurisdiction in Ukraine. I don't see anything like this happening in the Catholic Church. The Orthodox Church or churches accepted the Filioque for use by the Western Church, as a response to heresy denying the divinity of the Holy Spirit in the seventh and eighth centuries. Sometimes it was an issue, sometimes it wasn't. Yet, one cannot read the farewell dialogs in John 15 and 16 without recognizing that it is a valid understanding, especially when the Catholic Church has acknowledged that the source of the Holy Spirit is the Father and procession, when it comes to Christ, does not mean as the source, but it would accept the understanding of proceeds through the Son. When Jesus breathed on the disciples and said, “receive the Holy Spirit" seems like a slam dunk to me. Now could it have been handled differently? Yes, that's a different argument. In fact, at the time of the schism in 1054 no one on either side thought it would be permanent. There was great cooperation during the initial crusades and the continued schism was political more than religious. Attempts at reunification happened and even when agreed to by the bishops of the entire eastern church ended up being negated by one Eastern bishop. If the pope had done that you would claim invalid primacy, yet if a single bishop does that in the east it's okay? Similarly, the Orthodox constantly claim heresy when the Western Church defines anything. Purgatory is a heresy. Yet the Orthodox Church maintains that there is a place or state of purification where the soul will benefit from prayer. Original sin the way Catholics explain it is heresy to them. The Orthodox maintain that original sin brought death and separated man from God. Catholics of course would not disagree. Simply a different understanding based upon culture but with the same result. Now, if the Catholic Church had stated that Jesus was the source of the Trinity or abrogated the order of the Trinity, that would be a different story. If the Catholic Church denied the divinity of any members of the Holy Trinity, denied baptism, denied holy orders, denied the requirement of faith and works for Salvation, or denied any number of dogmatic principles that are agreed upon by the East and the West then I would understand. The Orthodox will resort to “it's a mystery” When they want to refute a Catholic definition. But the Orthodox argue about terminology, or the attempt to use a word to define something. For instance, the Orthodox believe that the bread and wine are transformed into the body and blood of Jesus. The Catholics believe the same. Yet, add the word transubstantiation and the Orthodox cry heresy. It is simply a word that the West used to define a transformation that was taking place. Such is the difference I guess between the East and the West culturally. But it is not a cause for schism. Especially not when considered in the light of the paragraphs below. I would like to reference the Jerusalem Synod of the Orthodox Church of 1672. The beliefs as stated are identical to those of the Catholic Church. In terms of the Eucharist: "Further, that in every part, or the smallest division of the transmuted bread and wine there is not a part of the Body and Blood of the Lord - for to say so were blasphemous and wicked - but the entire whole Lord Christ substantially, that is, with His Soul and Divinity, or perfect God and perfect man. This is just an example., transmuted, not transubstantiated, so one is okay and the other is Heresy. But wait, it gets better. A little later in the paragraph it reads: "the bread of the Prothesis* set forth in all the several Churches, being changed and transubstantiated, becomes, and is, after consecration, one and the same with That in the Heavens." Oh my goodness, the word transubstantiated. The difference in the word is only a difference in the tense. So how is it now a heresy if the Orthodox church never changes its teaching?

[@diananoonen2262]

As for marriage decisions, He does not save the whole family! He is destroying the BODY OF THE CHURCH!!! His arrogance is not going to go unpunished by God. Unbelievable.

[@alexa.9446]

Corrupt people have always risen to the top at various times, especially in the Roman Church but there's no reason why Orthodoxy should be immune. The world is at a constant state of war and in each person is a battleground. First cleanse yourself of sin, then see how you might be able to help someone else. I'm Greek Orthodox and while I am sorry for the Archbishop and commiserate with American members of the Church, I also believe that we must all, first and foremost, conduct the most intense spiritual warfare ourselves and let the world be to the greatest extent possible. The state of the Church is a reflection of the state of the laity. I spend time in both America and Greece regularly and can honestly say that both countries are plagued by the same afflictions to nearly the same degree. It's no surprise that the Church is degenerating.

[@denischetyrin6980]

To me is clear, all the rest of the bishops are just a bunch of cowards that let a wolf eat and destroy the church, sadly they are going to answer in fron of the Lord and condemed because of their silence, i mean, if i would be a bishop i am not even prayin next to this demon

[@Joshua-ch2ij]

These are great and you should keep doing these videos exposing the wolfs in the church. Sarah Riccardi Swarts or Sister Vassa might be some other ones to research into and do a video on as well.

[@GentleBreeze1234]

I've got something in mind, I am super slower and inefficient about making these, but there will eventually be another video I have in mind...

[@werwolvez]

Thank you

[@HenryLeslieGraham]

we know despite his eminence's grievous errors, and the multiplicity of harms thence derived, God the Almighty will not long overlook such error, and at the last his eminence will stand in judgement before the throne of God. May this give us all pause especially to those who are called to holy office.

[@trevorwright2]

Tolerance. Mason. Money. Easy. Simple.

[@treewalker1070]

I just read of an interview with Archbishop Elpidophoros, the leader of the Greek Orthodox jurisdiction of North America, that included the following: Talking about his decision to baptize two babies (born by surrogacy) of a gay male couple, he said, "[The idea that] we must discriminate against people based on their sexual life, is not Orthodoxy, it doesn't even count as a humane attitude. We can’t elevate sexual behavior and someone’s love life as the sole criterion either to accept or reject them.... we reached, even in Greece, this extreme phenomenon, where the sexual behavior of a person becomes a criterion for any discrimination in professional, social, or political spheres, even within the Church." In other words, ordain gay clergy and clergy who have heterosexual sex outside of marriage? He called OPPOSITION to same-sex marriage "fascistic" and "extremely dangerous": Interviewer: [A metropolitan] said “our biggest mistake would be to accept that the homosexual act, apart from being a psychological disorder, is not also a sin.” How would you comment on that? "To come out publicly and stigmatize anyone, I must tell you, I consider it fascistic. And fascistic behaviors are based on blaming our fellow citizens for some reason. We have seen it historically happen, e.g., with the Nazis. It’s an extremely dangerous mentality, ...This is a malignant disease, a carcinoma that will spread to other parts of the body. Today it may be Jews, tomorrow homosexuals, the day after tomorrow dark-haired, blond people, and at some point, fascism will knock on our door and we will feel the cold metal cutting our neck." Interviewer: There were also some metropolitans who argued that those who voted for the marriage equality bill should be banned from entering the churches. What did you think of this? "You see how the cancer I told you about progresses? Do you see that when something is left unchecked, it goes further? The abscess must be cut and we need to set a limit, because as a society, we’re very likely at risk. It’s clear, therefore, that fascist behaviors have no place in the Church." orthochristian.com/160153.html

[@stanbrinsmead7858]

I presume he never reads the Bible? If he did he would call God a fascist too.

[@allthestarsaredead]

Last year I wrote letters to all Antiochian American Bishops concerning His Eminence and his position on abortion. I did not receive a response.

[@richardwagner-ky9mz]

Baptizing children of gay couples does not promote homosexual marriages. Who would not want children vaptized irregardless ifctheir parents martiage situation?

[@GentleBreeze1234]

His Eminence since this video was made has explicitly stated his support for same-sex marriage. A child can only be baptized if they are going to be raised by an Orthodox family, living the life of the Church. This is such a basic presupposition, it is really tragic that people in our day don't understand this.

[@georgemelder6082]

The American greek orthodox church brought his eminance after sacking the previous archbishop by saying that previous Archbishop or metropolitan is money laundring and heresy. What happened to this greek church in America.?

[@johntatum-rn1pt]

As a recent orthodox convert, and recovered bicurious individual, I abhor this behavior. Homosexuality is sin that leads to more sin. As someone who has "been there done that" I understand, however, while we should treat everyone as our brothers, we must lead them to the light, homosexuality, freemasonry(which is modern hermeticism), abortion, etc are sin, and must be confessed and repented.

[@murbo13]

He is in his own words an earthly instrument...

[@elenisitaras3450]

He should have been a politician and not a Bishop. What do the rest of Metropolitans are doing and the rest of clergy? Nothing . There is a total silence and obedience to him regardless his actions.should not then us the people protest about this all that’s happening? We the people are also at fault when we go along and don’t raise our voices and protest when things like that take place .

[@ver939]

Why hasn't he been excommunicated!?

[@WoeStinkBeUponThee]

Classic American Christian tradition: a straight up heretic in charge of a church? Say nothing. But an unapologetic man of faith (Jonah Paffhausen for example)? Kick him out. We Americans do this all the time and wonder why our kids don’t believe in God.

[@Psalm91ArmorUp]

Because there must be someone above him protecting him, aka in on it.

[@CadeLand011]

I saw this thumbnail and knew this was gonna be good

[@irenesupica5571]

Could someone please explain who is behind "Gentle Breeze"? The "About" section is useless.

[@meandros1678]

Probably someone from ROCOR

[@Dlee-eo5vv]

We of the eoc are sorrowful of our elders and Patriarchs. Lord have mercy on us your lambs.

[@savvasmarkou8817]

Agreed but does the Ecumenical Patriarch agree with what he is doing?

[@nathanmagnuson2589]

Yes, obviously

[@savvasmarkou8817]

@@nathanmagnuson2589 Not so obvious my friend. In the video it mentioned at some point that the Ec. Patriarch corrected him on one of the matters in question. Don't forget, the same Ec Pariarch who appointed him also appointed his predecessor Archbishop Demetrios who was a Hagiorite-like spiritual leader. No I think Elpidiphoros has his own agenda or rather is promoting the agenda of external to the Church influences.

[@TitusFlavius11]

Obviously, he is also a heretic.

[@Giorgos378]

Our Patriarch has agreed to pray with Catholics together.

[@cmoberg2036]

We know that there will be a great apostasy at some point in the church and I believe we are seeing that even today. I became an Orthodox Christian in 2016 and my husband just joined the church this past June it disturbs me and frustrates me that some of the hierarchy can be so left is leaning so liberal. I don't see it here in my local church but I do keep an eye out for it.

[@snowps1]

Does your priest speak out against abortion or LGBT stuff, etc? My Greek priests never do. And I think a good chunk of my church would protest if they did. 🫤 I'm a convert (2007) married to a Greek guy. I struggle to stay in the church anymore.

[@agathamantanes1252]

A heretic. I have said this for years and no one is listening.

[@imanqumsieh3711]

May God help us and have marcy on us 🛐🙏🏻☦️

[@untoages]

Thank you for making this. I hope our hierarchs see it and take action.

[@ChristianEphraimson]

Cool to see you on the web. Have a good day.

[@Ettoredipugnar]

ANAXIOS!!!

[@josephclark271]

All of this is deeply troubling. Thank you for making the video and for speaking about the topic in a calm, respectful way. God bless.

[@nathanmagnuson2589]

His Eminence is perhaps the worst Bishop in the entire communion. Considering leaving GOA for ROCOR or OCA because of him.

[@GentleBreeze1234]

If you are connected to a good local community and have a good spiritual father within GOARCH, there is no reason to leave simply because the current Bishop is bad. The Bishops are not the Church, they are part of the Church. The Church is comprised of all of us. This video is not intended to encourage people to leave GOARCH but rather to speak up.

[@NoeticInsight]

@@GentleBreeze1234Leaving GOARCH is the best way to speak up and put pressure on the jurisdiction. Imagine if all the pious faithful and the monasteries fled to ROCOR. GOARCH would collapse and be forced to rebuild. Staying is simply a slow painful death.

[@NavelOrangeGazer]

Please do a nice collage of Fordham's greatest hits next!

[@GentleBreeze1234]

I have plans for another video in the (hopefully near) future, stay tuned!

[@hippopilot6750]

His eminence believes in the fundamental freedom of every human person, except if they are not born yet.

[@ItIsBlank.]

Pray for the Greek Orthodox Church in America that they be free from heresy.

[@joeman9192]

May he find paradise through repentance. Pray for him brothers and sisters. ☦️

[@todddavidmoore]

His Eminence's reasoning, based on the Theotokos and the "autonomy of women," is a fallacious argument and evidence of a confused mindset. Mankind was made in the image of God. So, of course men and women all have free will. However, God respects our free choice to worship and serve him as our creator (just as the Theotokos did). Yet, mankind has been corrupted by sin and has perverted free choice. They have chosen to worship and serve the creation rather than the creator. From Adam onward, including Cain, the first to shed human blood, mankind has gone his own way. God does not respect such lawless autonomy. Shame on anyone who has imbibed so much of this world system and has become so blind as to see only what is convenient.

[@GentleBreeze1234]

Right! Sure, women have freedom, but that doesn't mean that any way they choose to use their freedom is therefor good or should be legal under the law.

[@anthonymaillis6725]

And he's trying to deceive and manipulate people into believing that human lifes in the womb are not human lifes and they have no rights but women should have the special right to murder them if in their womb. And twisting the reality of free will and using the Holy Theotokos as a pawn in his devilish destructive schemes??!! Truly disgusting and he's in a high position of leading the flock of the church? He's viciously misleading and even insinuating a blessing for women to commit murder to their own offspring?? I pray that these demonic forces in the church get shed out!!

[@PaisiosOfGOAOA]

I pray that he may repent his soul is definitely harmed. I love all my priests and Bishops of the Orthodox faith. But this man is clearly not of the Orthodox Faith though he may be ordained. I shall still pray that he will come to the faith and stop with his heretical beliefs but until then I will be emailing my priest and my local Bishop about this so-called Bishop. And asked of them to at least call him out.

[@MJ-mu3kb]

This man makes me genuinely uncomfortable going to a Greek parish. I will probably switch to a Russian one..

[@GentleBreeze1234]

There are many wonderful clergy and laypeople in the Greek Archdiocese who do not agree with their Archbishop. The bishop is not the Church. Certainly, if the local Greek community is of the same mind as him then this is a reason to leave, but don't leave just because of him if you do have a good local community.

[@MJ-mu3kb]

@@GentleBreeze1234 yes I should've specified, there are people in my church that support this man and have supported ideas of "modernizing the church to fit with modern times" in conversation. But you're right, there are many amazing people that I love to be around, its just disturbing to see so much support for him. The clergy at my church are wonderful and very nice. I'ts just hard to be part of a parish with such different stances and ideas on everything, especially when some of these ideas are open heresy.

[@bjornbuckley]

I’m supposed to begin catechism soon but this is very troubling. Should I still see this church as the correct religion if a heretic is in charge?

[@GentleBreeze1234]

The Bishops are not the Church, it is Christ who is ultimately in charge of the Church. St Paisios says, "The Church is not the ship of this or that Bishop to do with as he pleases." There have been many times in Church history when a heretic has sat on the Bishop's throne, and ultimately such situations are always overcome. We are living in such a situation right now, history doesn't end after all, we are in it now! Bishops exist as part of the structure of the Church, but they do not have the authority to change the Faith. No one can do that, because Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Orthodoxy is the Revelation of God made manifest in the world. Seek out the Saints, seek out the living disciples of the Saints, and you will find refuge and a sure path.

[@bjornbuckley]

@@GentleBreeze1234 thank you. That’s very helpful to hear. God bless you.

[@icxcnika2037]

to be fair in regards to communion of non orthodox spouses, the exact same argument that he made is also espoused by many many priests and bishops in the antiochian jurisdiction

[@SamDiMento]

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