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His Eminence, the Most Reverend '''Lazar (Puhalo) of Ottawa''' (born '''Ronald Levi Puhalo'''), is a retired hierarch of the [[Orthodox Church in America]], and founding [[abbot]] of the [[Monastery of All Saints of North America (Dewdney, British Columbia)|Monastery of All Saints of North America]], Canada. A contemporary ''episcopus vagans'', he has served as a clergyman, in various ranks, in the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]], the Free Serbian Orthodox Church, the [[Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece]], the [[Holy Synod of Milan]], the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Kiev Patriarchate), and the [[Orthodox Church in America]].
Archbishop Lazar is known for his prolific (and, at times, controversial) theological writings, particularly regarding his criticism of the Orthodox teaching of the [[Aerial Toll-Houses]], and his positions on homosexuality and transgenderism. The Synod of Bishops of the OCA has forbidden him to speak on the subject of homosexuality in any way contrary to official position of the Church.<ref>See [http://fatherjohn.blogspot.com/2013/11/puhalo-rants-again-on-transgenderism.html [http://web.archive.org/web/20010409063509/www.ccms.net/~milan/Statements.htm Statement concerning the ordination of Abp Lazar and a call to repentance]Puhalo Rants Again]</ref>
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