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::This quote simply states that Fr. Seraphim wrote a book on this subject which prompted Deacon Lev Puhalo to condemn him for heresy. All the censuring that follows is directed at Deacon Lev. The Bishops were not necessarily endorsing every jot and tittle of Fr. Seraphim's book, but they affirmed his essential position (that the toll houses are a reality, taught by the tradition of the Church), and they explicitly state that Deacon Lev was in error, and was to remain silent on the subject, and not publish anything further. There is no similar ban placed on Fr. Seraphim. The article posted on the Orthodoxinfo site was taken from Orthodox Life which published it in English not long after the bishops made that decision. I have a copy of that issue. There is nothing similar directed at Fr. Seraphim. I also contacted Platina, and they sent me a series of excerpts from Fr. Seraphim's personal letters on the controversy, and those letters all indicate that Fr. Seraphim took the action of the Bishops as a complete vindication of his position. There is no indication that he was censured. [[User:Frjohnwhiteford|Frjohnwhiteford]] 03:25, December 27, 2007 (PST)
== Biography ==
Lazar (Puhalo) is self-proclaimed cleric who was giving to himself various titles throughout his life, the highest one being ''"Archbishop of Ottawa and (all) Canada"''. Wiht his buddy Varlaam, started a several times name changing monastery, currently known as ''"The Canadian Orthodox Monastery of All Saints of North America"'' and ''"New Ostrog"'', in BC, Canada.
Information on who ever ordained Mr. Puhalo to any ecclesial seat is not known. Various stories about that exist, and are told by Mr. Puhalo himself. He was changing his stories as he found fit, and in general he is not quite happy to talk about that. The title of "Archbishop", he apparently obtained: ''"during the tenure of Ukrainian confessor and national hero Patriarch Volodymir"''. Mentioned Volodymir was anathemized as leader of non-canonical organization under the name ''"Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate"'', one of the religious groups appeared after the fall of Soviet Union.
Several years ago, Mr. Puhalo and Varlaam were received by Orthodox Church of America - OCA, as retired clerics, altogether with their monastery, and surrounding property. The deal was for them to retain titles and honor those titles come with, in exchange for becoming "canonical". Results of such an action by OCA were severed ties with Serbian Orthodox Church, and cold feet with other Orthodox churches in Canada. On a parish level, priests of OCA are not welcome in the canonic Orthodox Churches, even during the Week of Orthodoxy.
[[User:Cebactokpatop|Cebactokpatop]] 18:04, May 2, 2008 (UTC)