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==Relations with other Orthodox Churches==
Some mainstream Orthodox jurisdictions have isolated MOC and completely cut off all relations with it. Some mainstream Orthodox metropolitans this century, especially in the region of the New Territories, have incited rioting against MOC, and have successfully demanded the sealing of the borders and other economic sanctions against the FY Republic of Macedonia.
The Serbian Orthodox Church, the mother Church of MOC, has declared all MOC bishops schismatic and invalid, and has set up a parallel hierarchy within the FY Republic of Macedonia. The world's strongest Orthodox Church, the Church of Russia, laments this unfortunate escalation of tensions.
Other mainstream Orthodox jurisdictions recognise the full validity of the sacraments in MOC, and admit MOC faithful to the sacraments within their own jurisdictions under the usual conditions applying to all Orthodox faithful.
Some mainstream Orthodox jurisdictions recognise the autonomy of MOC, but none recognise MOC as autocephalous.
The generally accepted doctrine within mainstream Orthodoxy is all existing autocephalous churches have to agree that a particular Church should become autocephalous, before it can be generally recognised as autocephalous. Conversely the generally accepted doctrine concerning autonomy is that it is a matter for the mother Church to decide if a Church within its jurisdiction is autonomous, and the other autocephalous Churches should generally accept it without demur.
MOC suffers from the very poor economic circumstances of its homeland, and from the massive after effects of the communist repression. It is only just climbing out of the pit and distancing itself from its close ties with the previous ruling civil regime.
Until matters settle down further in the Balkans, it is unlikely that any mainstream Orthodox bishop will serve liturgically with any MOC bishop.
[http://www.antiochian.org.au/content/view/415/21/]
==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:Macedonian Orthodox Church|Macedonian Orthodox Church]]
