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Autocephaly/Autonomy in 1924
Honestly, I think that Bp. Tikhon is out on his own on this one. --[[User:ASDamick|{{User:ASDamick/sig}}]] 15:17, 1 Jun 2005 (CDT)
== Autocephaly/Autonomy in 1924 ==
The implication in the timeline, that the OCA proclaimed its "Autocephaly/Autonomy" in 1924, is a bit misleading. Although it is true that the Metropolia "broke administrative ties" with Moscow at this time, this by no means implies that they were proclaiming ecclesiastical autocephaly or autonomy. Those actions were intended as a temporary reaction to the turmoil in Russia, not a permament and canonically binding ecclesiastical declaration. The OCA's present status was not a unilateral declaration, as most of the more recent autocephalies were, rather was ''negotiated'' with the Patriarchate of Moscow prior to the official declaration in April of 1970 by the Church of Russia.
--[[User:Vallens|Vallens]] 00:13, 25 Jun 2005 (EDT)
