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Russian and Georgian Orthodox Churches Attack Armenians
Igor Muradyan, Political Analyst
Comments - 25 July 2014, 15:40
Over many centuries the Latin world was trying to absorb and
assimilate orthodox nations and communities in Eastern Europe and the
Near East. Catholics and Protestants did not help the Orthodox to
fight against Ottoman expansion and speculated this in many ways.
After 1945, despite official soviet atheism, the Orthodox confession
became a lever in the hands of the Soviet Union and was viewed as the
"best of all confessions available which, in fact, were considered
reactionary" and hostile to Communist ideals.
After the collapse of the communist system the West mocked the
Orthodox world without ending ecumenical and openly hostile attempts
to subject it to the rules of the Western church. No doubt the
Orthodox churches are extremely irritated and unable to interpret the
ongoing situation from a clerical point of view. They perceived the
policy of the Western churches as Orthodoxophobia.
The integration of Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Macedonia, Serbia and
Montenegro with the Euro-Atlantic community has teased the Orthodox
churches and made them even more alert. However, this has not led to
consolidation of Orthodox churches and nations and has disunited them
even more.
The Ukrainian developments, including such phenomena as the
strengthening of the Uniate Church and establishment of the Kiev
Patriarchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church set the question in a more
dramatic reality - it is time when the Russian Orthodox has appeared
in isolation on the political arena. However, the Russian Orthodox
Church has specific enemies - the Raskolniki in Ukraine.
The Georgian Orthodox Church which, according to Georgian politicians
and experts, has become a chauvinistic and highly reactionary
organization has nothing else to do but to attack and instill hatred
towards the Armenian Apostolic Church. All this is enabled not only by
the low culture of the population but stems from the policy of the
Georgian church.
It should be noted that Georgia has become one of the most intolerant
countries towards other religions, which is highlighted by the U.S.
Congress and the European Union. The point is about the attacks on
non-Orthodox Georgian communities. Meanwhile, the fervent Georgian
believers apparently do not express hatred against the Muslim
communities and their churches. Apparently, the libido level is not
enough.
The Georgians think that Armenians are a more convenient target for
attacks. In addition, it is stated actively that the Russian Orthodox
Church fully supports the Georgian Orthodox Church in their actions.
Since the Russian Orthodox Church consists of either Chauvinists and
impostors or FSB agents, one understands who is involved here.
The Georgian politicians state with hesitation that the Georgian
Orthodox Church is full of suspicious persons who have nothing to do
with faith and are part of the Russian network of agents. Here is
Georgian independence the Georgian clergymen are so much worried
about. And there is nothing new about it.
Over centuries Christian confessions literally devoured each other.
Let's remember the history of the Orthodox Milliyet of the Ottoman
Empire when the Greek Phanariotes defied autocephaly of Bulgarians. As
to the Russian Orthodox Church, it has been and remains an instrument
of the imperial plans of Moscow and has always been hated by peoples
striving for independence and autonomy.
Moscow has always tried to interfere in religious matters. For
instance, the FSB made desperate attempts to prevent creation of a
Ukrainian eparchy of the Armenian Apostolic Church, wishing to leave
the Ukrainian Armenians within the competence of the Eparchy of New
Nakhidjevan. The Russian Orthodox Church has something to worry about
when every year thousands and maybe even tens of thousands of Russians
and people of other nationalities become proselytes and join not only
other Christian communities but also Muslim ones.
Orthodox clergymen have nothing to tell their congregation, they are
stuck in dirty business, intrigues, career and money-grabbing.
Perhaps, the long years of atheism left their trace, especially that
Christian churches are in crisis but there are no other churches which
are so deeply soaked in chauvinism and hatred on ethnic and religious
grounds.
So what is Orthodoxophobia then? It is hatred of Orthodox peoples
towards one another instilled by Orthodox clergymen. The orthodox
churches are highly politicized under the influence of foreign
political and domestic factors, and forgetting that the church must
serve God and people, they have become an instrument in the hands of
political circles, which caused the deep crisis of the Orthodox or
rather the orthodox churches.
The question occurs whether modern "Orthodox" is "Orthodox".
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Igor Muradyan, Political Analyst
Comments - 25 July 2014, 15:40
Over many centuries the Latin world was trying to absorb and
assimilate orthodox nations and communities in Eastern Europe and the
Near East. Catholics and Protestants did not help the Orthodox to
fight against Ottoman expansion and speculated this in many ways.
After 1945, despite official soviet atheism, the Orthodox confession
became a lever in the hands of the Soviet Union and was viewed as the
"best of all confessions available which, in fact, were considered
reactionary" and hostile to Communist ideals.
After the collapse of the communist system the West mocked the
Orthodox world without ending ecumenical and openly hostile attempts
to subject it to the rules of the Western church. No doubt the
Orthodox churches are extremely irritated and unable to interpret the
ongoing situation from a clerical point of view. They perceived the
policy of the Western churches as Orthodoxophobia.
The integration of Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Macedonia, Serbia and
Montenegro with the Euro-Atlantic community has teased the Orthodox
churches and made them even more alert. However, this has not led to
consolidation of Orthodox churches and nations and has disunited them
even more.
The Ukrainian developments, including such phenomena as the
strengthening of the Uniate Church and establishment of the Kiev
Patriarchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church set the question in a more
dramatic reality - it is time when the Russian Orthodox has appeared
in isolation on the political arena. However, the Russian Orthodox
Church has specific enemies - the Raskolniki in Ukraine.
The Georgian Orthodox Church which, according to Georgian politicians
and experts, has become a chauvinistic and highly reactionary
organization has nothing else to do but to attack and instill hatred
towards the Armenian Apostolic Church. All this is enabled not only by
the low culture of the population but stems from the policy of the
Georgian church.
It should be noted that Georgia has become one of the most intolerant
countries towards other religions, which is highlighted by the U.S.
Congress and the European Union. The point is about the attacks on
non-Orthodox Georgian communities. Meanwhile, the fervent Georgian
believers apparently do not express hatred against the Muslim
communities and their churches. Apparently, the libido level is not
enough.
The Georgians think that Armenians are a more convenient target for
attacks. In addition, it is stated actively that the Russian Orthodox
Church fully supports the Georgian Orthodox Church in their actions.
Since the Russian Orthodox Church consists of either Chauvinists and
impostors or FSB agents, one understands who is involved here.
The Georgian politicians state with hesitation that the Georgian
Orthodox Church is full of suspicious persons who have nothing to do
with faith and are part of the Russian network of agents. Here is
Georgian independence the Georgian clergymen are so much worried
about. And there is nothing new about it.
Over centuries Christian confessions literally devoured each other.
Let's remember the history of the Orthodox Milliyet of the Ottoman
Empire when the Greek Phanariotes defied autocephaly of Bulgarians. As
to the Russian Orthodox Church, it has been and remains an instrument
of the imperial plans of Moscow and has always been hated by peoples
striving for independence and autonomy.
Moscow has always tried to interfere in religious matters. For
instance, the FSB made desperate attempts to prevent creation of a
Ukrainian eparchy of the Armenian Apostolic Church, wishing to leave
the Ukrainian Armenians within the competence of the Eparchy of New
Nakhidjevan. The Russian Orthodox Church has something to worry about
when every year thousands and maybe even tens of thousands of Russians
and people of other nationalities become proselytes and join not only
other Christian communities but also Muslim ones.
Orthodox clergymen have nothing to tell their congregation, they are
stuck in dirty business, intrigues, career and money-grabbing.
Perhaps, the long years of atheism left their trace, especially that
Christian churches are in crisis but there are no other churches which
are so deeply soaked in chauvinism and hatred on ethnic and religious
grounds.
So what is Orthodoxophobia then? It is hatred of Orthodox peoples
towards one another instilled by Orthodox clergymen. The orthodox
churches are highly politicized under the influence of foreign
political and domestic factors, and forgetting that the church must
serve God and people, they have become an instrument in the hands of
political circles, which caused the deep crisis of the Orthodox or
rather the orthodox churches.
The question occurs whether modern "Orthodox" is "Orthodox".
- See more at: http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/comments/view/32770#sthash.bdacieWm.dpuf