Longtime friend of ACNA Met. Jonah succumbs to internal pressures and resigns
In a letter addressed to the members of the Holy Synod of Bishops dated Friday, July 6, 2012, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah tendered his resignation as Primate of the Orthodox Church in America.
His Beatitude composed and signed the letter at his residence in Washington, DC, in the presence of Archpriest John Jillions, OCA Chancellor.
On Saturday, July 7, the letter was presented to the Holy Synod in the course of a conference call in which all of the hierarchs participated, except His Eminence, Archbishop Alejo of Mexico City. Read more
No mention of Metropolitan Jonah's colorful history in the Orthodox Church of America, the serious questioning of his ability to lead the OCA, his Byzantine maneuvering to retain power, and his repeated agreement to undergo evaluation and his repeated failure to do so. Metropolitan Jonah was a "friend" of the ACNA because it served his purposes. But what kind of "friend" repeatedly calls upon an Anglican province-in-formation to abandon its Anglican identity?
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