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Article Bias?
: It seems they're the "Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church in America." —[[User:ASDamick|{{User:ASDamick/sig}}]] 22:15, 7 Jul 2005 (EDT)
==Article bias?==
I received this feedback today from someone. Any comments? Thanks, [[User:FrJohn|Fr. John]]
:Interesting. I think this article illustrates some of the problems with a publicly edited encyclopedia. Just a couple examples...
::Headed by Metropolitan Valentine of Suzdal, the synod has twelve bishops and is enjoying a period of relative stability amidst intermittent persecution on the part of the state church. One bishop, Gregory (George) of Colorado, recently went into schism, but took no parishes with him save four, calling themselves the Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church in America.
:This seems very biased in favor of Valentine and against Gregory (note that I am not the least bit fond of either of them).
::In 2001, after the ROCOR made a clear commitment to union with the Moscow Patriarchate, the head of the ROCOR synod, Metropolitan Vitaly, retired in clear disgust from the proceedings.
::Almost immediately afterwards, Metropolitan Vitaly, Archbishop Varnava of Cannes, and the two of the Russian bishops of ROCOR, separated from the ROCOR and made new bishops. The proceedings that led up to these events are well documented on the Internet and the treatment of the retired head of the ROCOR was painful to watch, for even the most casual observer.
:Again, obvious bias in favor of the Mansonville schismatics (yes, I have a personal interest here).
