I’ve listened to part of this and look forward to hearing the rest. Regarding Jorge Bergoglio… he was an antipope. There was no “Pope Francis” and here’s why…
1. Pope Benedict’s resignation was invalid per canon law. A pope can’t resign under coercion but regardless of that, he didn’t fully resign. In his own words, he resigned the administrative role but “remain with you in prayer.” And he stayed in the Vatican, kept the papal ring, kept on wearing white, kept giving apostolic blessings, kept blessing newly appointed cardinals. Etc., etc., etc.
2. There was NOTHING Catholic about Jorge Bergoglio. Nothing. From day one, he showed nothing but contempt and disdain for the Church and its teachings. He never genuflected at the consecration and he always had a scowl on his face when he held up the sacred host. Every single day, nothing came out of his filthy mouth except blasphemies. A pope HAS to be Catholic. The most obvious example (of many) he wasn’t was when he consecrated the pacamama demon-goddess in the Vatican, on the altar of St. Peter. If a guy like that can be a pope then so can a jew, a muslim, a hindu and for that matter, some pagan witch doctor from the Amazon, permanently high on cocoa leaves and guano infested water.
One of the greatest evils of bergoglio was how he ratified people in their sins. “Soul annihilation” was something he assured unrepentant sinners of. Just keep on sinning and when you die, your soul won’t go to hell, it’ll just poof, be gone. Well, Jorge now knows that soul annihilation is a lie.
Hello everyone, I wanted to share my thoughts on the topic of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and who might eventually succeed His All-Holiness.
There are two primary candidates that are most commonly discussed:
Archbishop Elpidophoros of America and Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon (formerly Metropolitan of France).
However, both of them come with serious concerns — especially Archbishop Elpidophoros.
Mount Athos, in particular, is strongly opposed to him. After the incident where he participated in blessing a child of a same-sex couple, he was banned from even setting foot on Mount Athos for a time. This level of opposition from the Holy Mountain makes it extremely unlikely that the Athonite monasteries would support him.
As for Metropolitan Emmanuel, while Mount Athos doesn't love him either — mainly due to his ecumenical leanings — they would likely tolerate him more than Elpidophoros.
Still, outside of those two high-profile figures, I think it's important to highlight some lesser-known but more promising possibilities.
One such figure is Metropolitan Apostolos of Derkoi.
He is a quiet, traditional bishop who remains focused on preserving Orthodox tradition and Greek identity. He is not connected to the liberal movements that have caused controversy elsewhere, and importantly, he also sits on the Holy and Sacred Synod — meaning he is eligible to be elected.
If it were up to me, I would prefer that we find a traditional Greek bishop, ideally from Greece itself.
Unfortunately, due to the Turkish government's policies, only Turkish citizens can be elected Patriarch — and this greatly limits our options.
I truly believe that the position of Mount Athos will be decisive in the next election.
If the Holy Mountain unites behind a candidate, many hierarchs will follow their lead, especially considering how many bishops have spiritual fathers or roots in Athonite monasticism.
Personally, I am hopeful for the future.
I don't believe Archbishop Elpidophoros will survive the election to become the next Ecumenical Patriarch.
He has alienated many faithful, both in Greece and abroad. His reputation among the clergy and laity is quite negative.
That being said, I also want to emphasize my deep love and respect for His All-Holiness, Patriarch Bartholomew.
Even though there are decisions he has made that I personally disagree with — and that I believe have hurt Orthodoxy — I recognize that he has been placed in this role by God's providence.
I pray that he remains with us for many more years, and that, by God's grace, he will continue guiding the Church toward the fullness of truth and faithfulness to Holy Tradition.
Those are just my thoughts. May Christ protect His Church and give us a worthy successor when the time comes.
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I’ve listened to part of this and look forward to hearing the rest. Regarding Jorge Bergoglio… he was an antipope. There was no “Pope Francis” and here’s why…
1. Pope Benedict’s resignation was invalid per canon law. A pope can’t resign under coercion but regardless of that, he didn’t fully resign. In his own words, he resigned the administrative role but “remain with you in prayer.” And he stayed in the Vatican, kept the papal ring, kept on wearing white, kept giving apostolic blessings, kept blessing newly appointed cardinals. Etc., etc., etc.
2. There was NOTHING Catholic about Jorge Bergoglio. Nothing. From day one, he showed nothing but contempt and disdain for the Church and its teachings. He never genuflected at the consecration and he always had a scowl on his face when he held up the sacred host. Every single day, nothing came out of his filthy mouth except blasphemies. A pope HAS to be Catholic. The most obvious example (of many) he wasn’t was when he consecrated the pacamama demon-goddess in the Vatican, on the altar of St. Peter. If a guy like that can be a pope then so can a jew, a muslim, a hindu and for that matter, some pagan witch doctor from the Amazon, permanently high on cocoa leaves and guano infested water.
One of the greatest evils of bergoglio was how he ratified people in their sins. “Soul annihilation” was something he assured unrepentant sinners of. Just keep on sinning and when you die, your soul won’t go to hell, it’ll just poof, be gone. Well, Jorge now knows that soul annihilation is a lie.
I would give a third point also that the pope completely changed the funerals for popes. I think he knew he was an anti Pope
Hello everyone, I wanted to share my thoughts on the topic of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and who might eventually succeed His All-Holiness.
There are two primary candidates that are most commonly discussed:
Archbishop Elpidophoros of America and Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon (formerly Metropolitan of France).
However, both of them come with serious concerns — especially Archbishop Elpidophoros.
Mount Athos, in particular, is strongly opposed to him. After the incident where he participated in blessing a child of a same-sex couple, he was banned from even setting foot on Mount Athos for a time. This level of opposition from the Holy Mountain makes it extremely unlikely that the Athonite monasteries would support him.
As for Metropolitan Emmanuel, while Mount Athos doesn't love him either — mainly due to his ecumenical leanings — they would likely tolerate him more than Elpidophoros.
Still, outside of those two high-profile figures, I think it's important to highlight some lesser-known but more promising possibilities.
One such figure is Metropolitan Apostolos of Derkoi.
He is a quiet, traditional bishop who remains focused on preserving Orthodox tradition and Greek identity. He is not connected to the liberal movements that have caused controversy elsewhere, and importantly, he also sits on the Holy and Sacred Synod — meaning he is eligible to be elected.
If it were up to me, I would prefer that we find a traditional Greek bishop, ideally from Greece itself.
Unfortunately, due to the Turkish government's policies, only Turkish citizens can be elected Patriarch — and this greatly limits our options.
I truly believe that the position of Mount Athos will be decisive in the next election.
If the Holy Mountain unites behind a candidate, many hierarchs will follow their lead, especially considering how many bishops have spiritual fathers or roots in Athonite monasticism.
Personally, I am hopeful for the future.
I don't believe Archbishop Elpidophoros will survive the election to become the next Ecumenical Patriarch.
He has alienated many faithful, both in Greece and abroad. His reputation among the clergy and laity is quite negative.
That being said, I also want to emphasize my deep love and respect for His All-Holiness, Patriarch Bartholomew.
Even though there are decisions he has made that I personally disagree with — and that I believe have hurt Orthodoxy — I recognize that he has been placed in this role by God's providence.
I pray that he remains with us for many more years, and that, by God's grace, he will continue guiding the Church toward the fullness of truth and faithfulness to Holy Tradition.
Those are just my thoughts. May Christ protect His Church and give us a worthy successor when the time comes.
- Paisios
Conrad, I have a paid subscription and want it cancelled, but it’s showing my account as free subscription. Unfortunately, I had to contact my credit card company to block the payment for Substack in Houston. If possible, please resolve this for me as I don’t want to be a paid subscriber any longer. Thanks.
Why would you leave a public message and not just send me a dm on any number of platforms? It frankly isn’t complicated to cancel these things so idk why u are having an issue.
posting this as a random comment isn’t great form or particularly polite