A warning voice from the past, that so many of us in the old ROCOR, did not listen to:
*The Russian text is first, and the English is below it:
Мысли
09 ноября 18:39
Протоиерей Павел Адельгейм (Псковская епархия РПЦ МП). НОСТАЛЬГИЯ ЗАРУБЕЖНОЙ ЦЕРКВИ. Потомки эмигрантов верят, что Россия по-прежнему является той страной, из которой уехали их деды
Мы все по-разному
Судьбой опалены.
Кто крепость взял,
Кому Сибирь знакома.
Знать потому теперь
Попы и дьяконы
О здравьи молятся
Всех членов Совнаркома.
Судьбой опалены.
Кто крепость взял,
Кому Сибирь знакома.
Знать потому теперь
Попы и дьяконы
О здравьи молятся
Всех членов Совнаркома.
Сергей Есенин
Зарубежную Церковь томит ностальгия и обещание воссоединиться с "Церковью в России" по освобождении от советской власти. Накопились причины, которые торопят верить, что время уже пришло. Чувствами русских эмигрантов советская власть играла много раз и каждый раз выигрывала. А они жестоко проигрывали и дорого платили за доверчивость, потому что чувства их были искренними.
РПЦ МП всегда играла на стороне советской власти. Не потому, что любила советскую власть, а потому, что любила власть как таковую, и была плотью от её плоти, как вся советская номенклатура.
Наивный Запад понимает "советскую власть" в качестве идеологической структуры, которая закончится, когда её переименуют. "Советская власть" постоянно меняет кожу: свою собственную и карательных институтов. Запад верит, что карательный "ЧК" изменился, когда его назвали "НКВД", переродился, когда назвали "ГПУ", подобрел, став "МГБ", гуманизировался, назвавшись "КГБ", и совсем одемократился в "ФСБ". Теперь она занимается правозащитной деятельностью, благотворительностью и любит деток.
В мгновение ока исчезла в стране КПСС, словно её не было. Куда вдруг делась многомиллионная партия? КПСС никогда не было. Был миф про КПСС. Реально существовала номенклатура, которая никуда не делась: была, есть и будет, меняя кожу, сохраняя своих людей и свою сущность.
"Советская власть" выражает содержание общественного сознания, которое меняется медленно – дай Бог, столетиями, под воздействием объективной реальности. Внутренний процесс идёт и в наши дни, но в нём отсутствует этический императив. Он ориентирован на коллектив, а не на личность, которая всегда в долгу. Мы пели "где так вольно дышит человек", когда полстраны погибало в лагерях. Запад восхищался нашим гуманизмом. В Туле делают самовары. Рабочие тайком выносят детали. Когда соберут, неизбежно получается пулемёт. Нам понятно почему, а Запад не понимает.
Наши эмиссары много раз уговаривали эмигрантов вернуться. Всегда успешно. Митрополит Николай (Ярушевич), искренний патриот и замечательный проповедник, принимал деятельное участие в этих акциях. Когда его спрашивали "Владыка, зачем Вы лжёте, что у нас в стране свобода совести?", он отвечал: "Если ваша мать пьяница, вы будете об этом кричать на весь мир?"
Последствия репатриации описаны на Западе. Вспомните судьбу Марины Цветаевой, вернувшейся до войны. Вспомните казачество, возвращённое после войны. Да разве всех перечислишь?! Чего ещё надо? Факты не нравятся, хотят надеяться. Вольному – воля.
Почему бы РПЦЗ не проанализировать опыт возвращения в РПЦ МП православной Церкви "непоминающих"? Это были исповедники, вернувшиеся из лагерей, ссылок, целые поколения, выброшенные за борт советской действительности. Многие из них теперь прославлены как новомученики. Как сложились их судьбы? Одни не дожили до наших дней, другие вписались, третьи не сумели. Раскол преодолён формально. Противостояние "советского" и "антисоветского" сознания пережило советскую власть. Политика была ни при чём. "Антисоветское" сознание выражало верность христианским идеалам, отказ от лжи, ориентацию на человека. "Советское" сознание означало конформизм, оправдывало ложь, приносило человека в жертву. Две жизненные позиции отразились в мировоззрении, религии, искусстве и науке.
К 1927 году выявились два направления церковного сознания, по-разному определившие взаимоотношения Церкви с государством. Одну позицию высказали в "Соловецком послании" епископы, заключённые в Соловецком концлагере. Противоположная позиция изложена в "Декларации" митрополита Сергия (Страгородского). Противостояние позиций было принципиальным и предопределило раскол Церкви на "сергиан" и "непоминающих".
Вернувшись, "непоминающие" остались людьми второго сорта на вторых ролях. Архиепископ Ермоген (Голубев) отдал РПЦ МП своё сердце и все силы. Он закончил жизнь в заточении, лишённый богослужения и свободы. Кто его обманул, запер до конца дней в Жировицком монастыре и не отвечал на его обращения?
Запад не понял, что случилось в Лондоне? Устав РПЦ МП 1988 г. позволял митрополиту Антонию (Блуму) скорректировать Устав для Сурожской епархии при условии утверждения Москвой. Устав остался не утверждённым. Епископ Василий (Осборн) убедился, что надежды митрополита Антония не сбылись, и ушёл в Константинополь.
"Акт о каноническом общении" построен по принципу русского выражения "да нет": "Разрешаю, но запрещаю". Один пункт противоречит другому и требует дополнительных объяснений, например, третий девятому. Одиннадцатый и двенадцатый пункты уничтожают смысл десятого. Прямое повторение лондонской истории. Избрание Предстоятеля и каждого архиерея, учреждение епархий утверждает Москва. А как быть, если не утвердит? Процедура согласования не предусмотрена, и решение о назначении примет Москва.
Неужели куцая схема, где ничего не договорено, может стать правовой основой для существования РПЦЗ(Л) в новых условиях? Сплошь белые пятна, провоцирующие произвол. Заявление на самостоятельность не защищено механизмом и останется пустой претензией. Что за детский сад!
Не смогли найти грамотного юриста? Вымерли профессора канонического права? Право всегда защищает слабых. Всё, что не прописано в праве, сильные истолкуют в свою пользу, когда придёт время.
Объяснять эмигрантам прописные истины советской психологии бесполезно. Опыт их ничему не учит: "Никого ещё опыт не спасал от беды". Потомки эмигрантов верят, что Россия по-прежнему является той страной, из которой уехали их деды. Мы живём в другой России, болеющей утратой нравственных основ. Они разрушены и в государстве, и в Церкви, и в обществе. Когда потеряна совесть, даже право не может помочь. Если покаяние не пробудит совесть, исход будет летальным. Вековой призыв к покаянию, который РПЦЗ обращала к России, теперь умолк...
From a brave priest, Pskov Archpriest Pavel Adelheim, (now silenced by the MP), who knew painfully well, what was so very deficient and so deeply wrong with his captive MP. He tried to warn our ROCOR,
to not give up it's freedom, and to not foolishly submit to the MP.
How few, listened..........to our great great sorrow..........
*From Portal.Credo.ru
English version
Archpriest Pavel Adelheim (Pskov Diocese ROC MP). THE NOSTALGIA FOR THE CHURCH ABROAD. The descendants of immigrants believe Russia is still the country their ancestors left behind
We are all burned
by fate in different ways.
Who vanquished a fortress,
Who got to know Siberia.
That’s why we know
the priests and deacons
now pray for all the members
of the Sovnarkom.
Sergei Esenin
by fate in different ways.
Who vanquished a fortress,
Who got to know Siberia.
That’s why we know
the priests and deacons
now pray for all the members
of the Sovnarkom.
Sergei Esenin
The Church Abroad suffers from nostalgia and the promise to reunite with the "Church in Russia" as soon as the Soviet power structure was no more. Reasons have piled up that make one believe that that time has arrived. The Soviet government has often played with the feelings of the Russian immigrants and has always won. Each time, they lost bitterly and paid dearly for their feelings of trust, feelings that were quite genuine.
The ROC MP has always acted on behalf of the Soviet power structure. Not because it had affection for the Soviet government, but because it liked being part of the Soviet power structure. It was part and parcel of it, as was the entire Soviet nomenklatura.
The West, in its naivete, considers the "Soviet power structure" to be an ideological power structure, which will end when its name is changed to something else. The Soviet government is constantly changing its spots, its own and that of its constituent bodies. The West thinks the institution of the "Cheka" was transformed when they started calling it the "NKVD"; that it was reborn when it was called the "MGB"; that it became more humane when it was called the "KGB"; and made completely democratic as the "FSB." Now, it is busy upholding the law, being a charitable organization and is partial to kiddies.
In a flash, the CPSU disappeared, as if it never existed. Where did the multi-million-member party go to? In fact, there never was a CPSU. The CPSU was a myth. The nomenklatura was the only actual entity and it never went anywhere: it was, it is and it will be, changing its spots, preserving its members and its essence.
The "Soviet power structure" is the outward manifestation of a social concept, which changes slowly over centuries from the influence of objective reality. Its inner process continues to this day, but it lacks an ethical imperative. Its focus is on the collective, not on the individual, which is always in want. We sang "where man can breathe free," while half the country was dying in the camps. The West extolled the virtues of our humanism. They make samovars in Tula. The workers secretly steal various parts. When the parts are put together, it always ends up being a machine gun. We understand why, the West doesn’t.
Our emissaries often convinced immigrants to return. Always, successfully. Metropolitan Nikolay (Yarushevich), a dedicated patriot and a wonderful sermonizer, played an active role in these deeds. When they asked him, "Bishop, why do you lie that we have freedom of conscience in our country?" He answered, "If your mother is a drunk, are you going to tell the whole world?"
The after-effects of repatriation have been written about in the West. Let’s remember the fate of Marina Tsvetayeva, who returned after the war. Let’s remember the Cossacks, who were brought back after the war. Is it possible to list each one?! What else do you need? Nobody likes facts, people prefer to have hope. Those who are free, love freedom.
Why doesn’t ROCOR investigate what happened to those in the Orthodox Church, "the ones we don’t talk about," who returned to the ROC MP? These were confessors of the faith, who returned from the camps, from exile. Entire generations that were thrown overboard by Soviet reality. Many of them have now been canonized as New Martyrs. What happened to them? Some didn’t make it to today, some blended in, others couldn’t. The schism was resolved only formally. The standoff between the "Soviet" and "anti-Soviet" ideologies outlived the "Soviet power structure." Politics had nothing to do with it. The "anti-Soviet" ideology was characterized by a loyalty to Christian ideals, a refusal to lie, and a concentration on mankind. "Soviet" ideology was characterized by conformity, making excuses for falsehoods, and sacrificing mankind. Two moral stands which differed in their views on life, religion, the arts and science.
By 1927, two different approaches to church policy emerged regarding the cooperation between church and state. One opinion was put forth in the "Epistle from Solovetsk" by the bishops held at the Solovetsk labor camp. The opposite view was put forth in Metropolitan Sergey’s (Stragorodskiy) "Declaration." The contradiction between the two policies was a matter of principle and characterized the schism in the Church as between the "sergians" and "the ones we don’t talk about."
When these "unmentionables" returned, they remained second-class citizens occupying second-class positions. Archbishop Ermogen (Golubev) gave his heart and all his strength to the ROC MP. He lived out his final days in isolation, stripped of his right to serve and his freedom. Who fooled him? Who locked him away in the Zhirovitskiy monastery and ignored his appeals?
The West didn’t understand what happened in London? The ROC MP’s Charter from 1988 allowed Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom) to amend the Charter of the Diocese of Sourozh, as long as it was approved by Moscow. The Charter was never approved. Bishop Vassiliy (Osbourne) realized that Metropolitan Anthony’s wishes were not realized and he switched to Constantinople.
The "Act of Canonical Communion" is based on the principle of the Russian expression "yes and no" – "I allow it and forbid it." One clause contradicts the other and further explanations are required. For example, #3 contradicts #9. Numbers 11 and 12 negate the meaning of #10. This is exactly what happened in London. The naming of the First Hierarch and the bishops along with the establishment of dioceses must be approved by Moscow. What then, if they don’t approve? The procedure to resolve these matters is not laid out and the final decision is left with Moscow.
Can a vague charter, where nothing is agreed upon, possibly become the legal basis for ROCOR’s newfound existence? Holes in the law big enough to drive a truck through, will only lead to ad hoc decisions. The so-called independent status is not supported by the structure and will remain only an empty pretense. What childish nonsense!
Was it so hard to find a competent lawyer? Are all the professors of canon law gone? The law always protects the weak. If something is not codified, it will be abused, sooner or later, by the strong for their own benefit.
To explain the known facts of Soviet psychology to the immigrants is useless. Experience hasn’t taught them anything – "Experience has never saved anyone from ruin." The descendants of the immigrants believe Russia is still the country their ancestors left behind. We live in a different Russia, one suffering the loss of moral principles. They have been destroyed in the government and in the church and in the society. When having a conscience is lost, laws won’t help. If repentance doesn’t wake one’s conscience, the result will be deadly. The decades-long call to repent, which ROCOR made to Russia, has now been silenced…
The ROC MP has always acted on behalf of the Soviet power structure. Not because it had affection for the Soviet government, but because it liked being part of the Soviet power structure. It was part and parcel of it, as was the entire Soviet nomenklatura.
The West, in its naivete, considers the "Soviet power structure" to be an ideological power structure, which will end when its name is changed to something else. The Soviet government is constantly changing its spots, its own and that of its constituent bodies. The West thinks the institution of the "Cheka" was transformed when they started calling it the "NKVD"; that it was reborn when it was called the "MGB"; that it became more humane when it was called the "KGB"; and made completely democratic as the "FSB." Now, it is busy upholding the law, being a charitable organization and is partial to kiddies.
In a flash, the CPSU disappeared, as if it never existed. Where did the multi-million-member party go to? In fact, there never was a CPSU. The CPSU was a myth. The nomenklatura was the only actual entity and it never went anywhere: it was, it is and it will be, changing its spots, preserving its members and its essence.
The "Soviet power structure" is the outward manifestation of a social concept, which changes slowly over centuries from the influence of objective reality. Its inner process continues to this day, but it lacks an ethical imperative. Its focus is on the collective, not on the individual, which is always in want. We sang "where man can breathe free," while half the country was dying in the camps. The West extolled the virtues of our humanism. They make samovars in Tula. The workers secretly steal various parts. When the parts are put together, it always ends up being a machine gun. We understand why, the West doesn’t.
Our emissaries often convinced immigrants to return. Always, successfully. Metropolitan Nikolay (Yarushevich), a dedicated patriot and a wonderful sermonizer, played an active role in these deeds. When they asked him, "Bishop, why do you lie that we have freedom of conscience in our country?" He answered, "If your mother is a drunk, are you going to tell the whole world?"
The after-effects of repatriation have been written about in the West. Let’s remember the fate of Marina Tsvetayeva, who returned after the war. Let’s remember the Cossacks, who were brought back after the war. Is it possible to list each one?! What else do you need? Nobody likes facts, people prefer to have hope. Those who are free, love freedom.
Why doesn’t ROCOR investigate what happened to those in the Orthodox Church, "the ones we don’t talk about," who returned to the ROC MP? These were confessors of the faith, who returned from the camps, from exile. Entire generations that were thrown overboard by Soviet reality. Many of them have now been canonized as New Martyrs. What happened to them? Some didn’t make it to today, some blended in, others couldn’t. The schism was resolved only formally. The standoff between the "Soviet" and "anti-Soviet" ideologies outlived the "Soviet power structure." Politics had nothing to do with it. The "anti-Soviet" ideology was characterized by a loyalty to Christian ideals, a refusal to lie, and a concentration on mankind. "Soviet" ideology was characterized by conformity, making excuses for falsehoods, and sacrificing mankind. Two moral stands which differed in their views on life, religion, the arts and science.
By 1927, two different approaches to church policy emerged regarding the cooperation between church and state. One opinion was put forth in the "Epistle from Solovetsk" by the bishops held at the Solovetsk labor camp. The opposite view was put forth in Metropolitan Sergey’s (Stragorodskiy) "Declaration." The contradiction between the two policies was a matter of principle and characterized the schism in the Church as between the "sergians" and "the ones we don’t talk about."
When these "unmentionables" returned, they remained second-class citizens occupying second-class positions. Archbishop Ermogen (Golubev) gave his heart and all his strength to the ROC MP. He lived out his final days in isolation, stripped of his right to serve and his freedom. Who fooled him? Who locked him away in the Zhirovitskiy monastery and ignored his appeals?
The West didn’t understand what happened in London? The ROC MP’s Charter from 1988 allowed Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom) to amend the Charter of the Diocese of Sourozh, as long as it was approved by Moscow. The Charter was never approved. Bishop Vassiliy (Osbourne) realized that Metropolitan Anthony’s wishes were not realized and he switched to Constantinople.
The "Act of Canonical Communion" is based on the principle of the Russian expression "yes and no" – "I allow it and forbid it." One clause contradicts the other and further explanations are required. For example, #3 contradicts #9. Numbers 11 and 12 negate the meaning of #10. This is exactly what happened in London. The naming of the First Hierarch and the bishops along with the establishment of dioceses must be approved by Moscow. What then, if they don’t approve? The procedure to resolve these matters is not laid out and the final decision is left with Moscow.
Can a vague charter, where nothing is agreed upon, possibly become the legal basis for ROCOR’s newfound existence? Holes in the law big enough to drive a truck through, will only lead to ad hoc decisions. The so-called independent status is not supported by the structure and will remain only an empty pretense. What childish nonsense!
Was it so hard to find a competent lawyer? Are all the professors of canon law gone? The law always protects the weak. If something is not codified, it will be abused, sooner or later, by the strong for their own benefit.
To explain the known facts of Soviet psychology to the immigrants is useless. Experience hasn’t taught them anything – "Experience has never saved anyone from ruin." The descendants of the immigrants believe Russia is still the country their ancestors left behind. We live in a different Russia, one suffering the loss of moral principles. They have been destroyed in the government and in the church and in the society. When having a conscience is lost, laws won’t help. If repentance doesn’t wake one’s conscience, the result will be deadly. The decades-long call to repent, which ROCOR made to Russia, has now been silenced…
Original article on "Портал-Credo.Ru"
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