Subdeacon Nektarios, M.A.In a wholly unexpected move from the apathetic and indolent synod of the ROCOR–Moscow Patriarchate, a decree was issued on May 12th, finally returning the former “monastic” Vassa Larin to the status of a laywoman, no longer considered part of the monastic community of the ROCOR–MP. This decree, issued by the remiss First Hierarch, Nicholas of New York, together with Archbishop Kyrill of San Francisco, states the following:IT WAS RESOLVED:1) To confirm the deci...
