[ALBSA-Info] Bishop Anastasios Yannoulatos

[Iris Pilika]

I wouldn't think it would be rebellious to abide to the laws of the Albanian 
Orthodox Church, according to which the Archbishop of this church should be 
a native of Albania (of Albanian blood).  It is also the Patriachane's duty 
to respect the Albanian Orthodox Church and its followers, as well as the 
country they belong to.

Then again, with all those Albanians living in Greece, it could be that 
Bishop Yannoulatos hasn't told us something we should know :) (just a joke)


>From: ira panajoti <ipanajoti at yahoo.com>
>To: ShkreliM at aol.com
>CC: albsa-info at alb-net.com
>Subject: Re: [ALBSA-Info] Bishop Anastasios Yannoulatos
>Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 17:05:45 -0800 (PST)
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>   The funny thing is that a bishop does not possess
>the authority to "usurp" a position.  It is not like
>any other government business.  On the contrary, it is
>a religious issue and there is a different authority
>the one that appoints bishops in power--namely the
>Patriarchane.  Before suggesting rebellious measures,
>sometimes it might prove prudent to review the issue
>at hand and not mix where authority is not possessed
>to make similar decisions.  In doing the opposite,
>often we face nothing but chaos and reduce our country
>worse than the condition under which it is reduced
>today.  However, your enthusiasm on the matter is to
>be commended.  Restriction sometimes might prove
>beneficiary too.  I suggest it is a practice you might
>want to employ more often.
>    Regards
>      I.L.
>--- ShkreliM at aol.com wrote:
> > I fully agree with and support Vatra in the matter
> > of Bishop Anastasios
> > Yannoulatos. He does not belong at the helm of the
> > Albanian Orthodox Church.
> > However, since he has usurped that position, it is
> > up to our Orthodox
> > brothers and sisters to show him the door. As for
> > his extra-religious
> > activities, well, it's up to our government
> > (Albanian government), to declare
> > him "persona non grata" and throw him out of the
> > country.
> >
>
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