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Fr Nicholas Gan said ===Regarding the "Greek [[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia later put it about that ROCOR chose to depart in protest over the involvement of other jurisdictions in the ecumenical movement." [http://www.antiochian.org.au/content/view/413/6/and New Zealand]]===

There is an allegation from Greek Orthodox sources that "the acceptance by the Antiochian Archdiocese of schismatic Romanian communities run by defrocked priests has forced the exclusion of the Antiochian Archdiocese from SCCOCA". The Antiochian Archdiocese denies that any Romanian communities within its jurisdiction were schismatic or run by defrocked priests. Rather, the Romanian priest was released with the personal permission and blessing of Patriarch [[Teoctist (Arapasu) of Romania|Teoctist]]. This priest subsequently established a worship community which has always been within the Antiochian Archdioceseand has therefore never been schismatic. [http://www.antiochian.org.au/content/view/394/6/] In addition, the former chairman has no right or authority to exclude any jurisdiction on his own motion without a decision by SCCOCA itself.  ===Regarding the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]]=== According to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, SCCOCA still exists because two of the member bishops, and visitors from other jurisdictions, concelebrated Vespers on the Sunday of Orthodoxy and Bright Friday in 2006. :"In March 2006, Vespers of the Sunday of Orthodoxy was celebrated at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Marrickville with Archbishop [[Stylianos (Harkianakis) of Australia|Stylianos]] of the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia|Greek Orthodox Church]], the Bishop [[Milutin (Knezevic) of Australia and New Zealand|Milutin]] of the [[Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand|Serbian Orthodox Church]], as well as clergy from the [[Australian jurisdictions without a local bishop|Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Partriarchate)]] and the [[Australian jurisdictions without a local bishop|Romanian Orthodox Church]]. In total about 35 clergy were present surrounded by about 500 faithful. The event was powerful, sombre and moving as each of the jurisdictions read the testimony from the [[Seventh_Ecumenical_Council|7th Ecumenical council]] in their respective languages as well as English. The ceremony ended with exchanges of words of love and solidarity by the bishops. In similar spirit on the morning of Friday after Pascha (28 April 2006), SCOCCA again joined to concelebrate the Paschal Liturgy and to share a common Paschal meal at the Greek Orthodox Parish of St. Euphemia, Bankstown NSW."

===Regarding the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Diocese of Australiaand New Zealand (ROCOR)|Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]]===

According to Father Nicholas Gan, the Greek Orthodox ArchdioceseROCOR archbishop's official representative to SCCOCA at the time, there was disquiet within ROCOR about some of the ecumenical activities of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. But he said ROCOR was "driven out of SCCOCA still exists after one too many screaming matches from the chief antagonist" in that organisation, and because member churches concelebrated on the Vespers of Orthodoxy that hierarch's "invective" about ROCOR being "totally non-canonical" and Bright Friday "having no right to be in 2006Australia, because it is a territory of the Ecumenical Patriarchate".

:"In March 2006, Vespers of the Sunday of Orthodoxy was celebrated at St. Fr Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Marrickville with Archbishop [[Stylianos (Harkianakis) of Australia|Stylianos]] of Gan said the [["Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia|Greek Orthodox Church]], later put it about that ROCOR chose to depart in protest over the Bishop [[Milutin (Knezevic) involvement of Australia and New Zealand|Milutin]] of the [[Serbian Orthodox Church other jurisdictions in Australia and New Zealand|Serbian Orthodox Church]], as well as clergy from the [[Australian jurisdictions without a local bishop|Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Partriarchate)]] and the [[Australian jurisdictions without a local bishop|Romanian Orthodox Church]]ecumenical movement. In total about 35 clergy were present surrounded by about 500 faithful. The event was powerful, sombre and moving as each of the jurisdictions read the testimony from the " [[Seventh_Ecumenical_Council|7th Ecumenical council]] in their respective languages as well as Englishhttp://www. The ceremony ended with exchanges of words of love and solidarity by the bishopsantiochian. In similar spirit on the morning of Friday after Pascha (28 April 2006), SCOCCA again joined to concelebrate the Paschal Liturgy and to share a common Paschal meal at the Greek Orthodox Parish of Storg. Euphemia, Bankstown NSW."au/content/view/413/6/]