With the Rise of Militant Secularism, Rome and Moscow Make Common Cause

10/20/2011

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note with alarm the increasing attacks on the Christian faith in Europe and on Christians themselves in other parts of the world, a development they term "Christophobia." Hilarion brought these points forward several years back when he first challenged the European Union for omitting any mention of the Christian roots of European civilization in the EU Constitution. That earned him considerable worldwide notice and he has become increasingly outspoken towards any attempts to silence the Christian testimony or dim the historical memory of Christendom.

From the Orthodox side it is clear that the leadership that deals with the concrete issues that affect the decline of the Christian West is emerging from Moscow. One reason is the sheer size of the renewed Russian Orthodox Church. The deeper reason however, is that the Russians have direct experience with the suffering and death that ensues when the light of the Christian faith is vanquished from culture.

Decades before the fall of Communism was even a conceptual possibility for most people, Pope John Paul II prophesied that the regeneration of Europe would come from Russia. At the time many people thought it was the misguided ramblings of a misguided man. It is looking like he knew more than his critics. We are fortunate to have these two leaders, Benedict and Kyrill, to help guide us through the coming difficulties.

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Fr. Johannes L. Jacobse is an Orthodox priest in the Antiochian Archdiocese of North and South America. He is president of the American Orthodox Institute and serves on the board of the Institute for Religion and Democracy. He writes frequently on social and cultural issues on his blog http://www.aoiusa.org/blog/ and elsewhere.

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The Action Institute is committed to Integrating Judeo-Christian Truths with Free Market Principles. This article frist appeared as an Acton Commentary and is used with permission of the Author and the Institute

Keywords: Orthodox, Catholic, Russian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Pope Benedict XVI, Metropolitan Hilarion, Patriarch Kyrill, Fr. Johannes Jacobse

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1 year ago
The militant secularists and islam seem to be a unifying force around the world waging war against Christianity. History has shown that secularism (Marxism/Liberalism) and islam have no tolerance for Christianity. It would be wonderful to witness the unification of Rome and Moscow.
Prof.Dr. Hans Schieser
1 year ago
High time to join all Catholics in the battle against atheism!
Not only should we link in with the Orthodox Christians who stand in the "Catholic Tradition", but also should the Pope fully admit the "Traditionalists" within the (Roman) Catholic Church, as the Fraternity of St. Pius X!
While there may be difficulties with the recognition of the Orthodox priests as validly ordained, the bishops and priests of "St.Pius X" are validly ordained.
Annabeth
1 year ago
What a wonderful article! God bless everyone and may our Heavenly Father and Mother continue to watch out for us and our glorious church.
mamamad
1 year ago
What a BEAUTIFUL article! Praise God & may the Blessed Mother continue to watch over us!
abey
1 year ago
This indeed is the good sign, blessed by our lady, & can be tabled as a union to strike the Serpent's head, coming in the form of ultra secularists, but are in depth Pagans from the regions of Europe & The Americas, formed through Sorcery & occult, brewed from the centers of Paganism in the far east, ushering in 'Immorality" ,attempting to erase Jesus Christ & Christianity, & coming from the depths of hell.
andrew
1 year ago
The Church must be unified to take on the devil and his slaves. A spiritual union is an absolute must before a just war option is initiated.

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