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According to The National Herald, “The triprosopon was composed of Bishop Sevastianos of Zela, who received votes from seven of the Synod hierarchs (voters); Archimandrite George Nikas presiding priest at the Holy Trinity parish of Salt Lake City, UT, who received three votes; and Archimandrite Gerasimos Makris presiding priest of the Holy Cross parish in Brooklyn, who also received three votes.”
https://www.thenationalherald.com/169122/election-metropolitan-chicago-canceled/
» Posted By Melanie Jula Sakoda On July 16, 2017 @ 4:59 pm
Judge to priest who stole $100K from church: You abused position of trust
You didn’t read the article carefully enough. The parish not only got its money back, it also received a financial settlement from the priest.
» Posted By Melanie Jula Sakoda On March 3, 2017 @ 10:26 pm
Regarding the Matter of Milo Yiannopoulos
While I agree with Monk James that there is no evidence that a minor sexually assaulted by an adult male “causes” same sex attraction, I take issue with his definition of “statutory rape.” Statutory rape — that is, for an adult to have sex with a minor — is a crime. It’s a **crime,** not a relationship, and consent is not a defense. A child below the age of majority is incapable of giving meaningful consent.
» Posted By Melanie Jula Sakoda On March 9, 2017 @ 12:03 pm
The lawsuit is unfortunate, but the organization, comprised primarily of volunteers like Cappy Larson and me, continues.
» Posted By Melanie Jula Sakoda On February 9, 2017 @ 2:05 pm
Antiochian Episcopal Appointment Raises Concerns
If you could pass along anything that you hear about this situation, that would be very helpful. Thank you.
» Posted By Melanie Jula Sakoda On November 30, 2016 @ 10:10 pm
Did you look at the letter linked in the news article that Mr. Michalopulos cited? My sources tell me that the letter is real, but if you have information to the contrary that I can verify, which I can not do based on what you posted here, please feel free to pass it along to me at melanie dot sakoda at gmail dot com.
» Posted By Melanie Jula Sakoda On November 29, 2016 @ 9:18 pm
You should address that question to the person who posted the link. I was responding to the person who didn’t see the connection of the article to Orthodoxy.
» Posted By Melanie Jula Sakoda On November 7, 2016 @ 12:21 pm
Matthew Heimbach, mentioned in the article, was for a time a member of the Antiochian parish in Bloomington.
» Posted By Melanie Jula Sakoda On November 6, 2016 @ 2:23 pm
The “Illiberalism” of Putin’s Russia
Quite the contrary, George. People who prey on minors often engage in behavior that seems risky. They get off on the additional thrill, and they know that most people make the erroneous assumption that you have.
» Posted By Melanie Jula Sakoda On September 25, 2016 @ 5:55 pm
Metropolitan Jonah Finally Released!
Daniel E Fall writes: “The problem with pokrip is they put people on their pages which insinuates they are abusive. But when you read the find print, you realize that person was assoiated in some way, shape, or form with an abuser or accused abuser.”
If you are talking about Pokrov.org, you are mistaken:
“People who are on the site, but do not fall into any of the 4 categories [convicted, sanctioned, sued or publicly accused] listed above, are included in our list of all persons. Other individuals on the site are people advocating for survivors, victims, people who are mentioned in articles on the site, etc. Why these individuals have a place on the site can be discovered by the text on his/her page and/or by the items linked to his/her name.” (Emphasis added.)
http://www.pokrov.org/individuals/
I myself have a page on our site.
» Posted By Melanie Jula Sakoda On June 29, 2015 @ 10:38 pm
Francis Frost wrote: “After bishop Boris’ retirement, said Hegumen was transferred to the Diocese of the West, and served there.”
I believe that you are mistaken. In the 1990s when Archimandrite Hilary Madison was living at the monastery in Calistoga, California, it was a stavropegial institution. It was not until some years later that the monastery was transferred to the Diocese of the West.
BTW, the archimandrite was listed was the “priest-in-charge” of Holy Assumption Monastery in the 1994 OCA yearbook that I have.
» Posted By Melanie Jula Sakoda On June 29, 2015 @ 10:03 pm
Metropolitan Jonah has never been publicly accused of sexual abuse or sexual misconduct, AFAIK, so he does not meet the criteria for inclusion on that page.
» Posted By Melanie Jula Sakoda On June 23, 2015 @ 11:28 am
M. Stankovich wrote: “hat tip to the cowardly lionesses of Pokrov.org – who will deem anyone guilty by the vaguest of associations – for never touching Jonah….”
I’m not sure that an examination of the links on this page, especially
http://www.pokrov.org/church-removes-top-official-over-sex-cases-snap-responds/
http://www.pokrov.org/ca-snap-statement-on-the-resignation-of-oca-metropolitan/
http://www.pokrov.org/top-canadian-orthodox-bishop-steps-aside/
would support M. Stankovich’s assertion. However, I thank him for alerting me to the fact that the text on the metropolitan’s page needed to be updated and that documents needed to be linked directly to it.
» Posted By Melanie Jula Sakoda On June 21, 2015 @ 4:11 pm
“After careful reflection and prayerful discussion…” Archmandrite Gerasim’s Election Put On Hold
Maria von Trapp is correct, as the Synod conceded on February 6, 2015 (http://oca.org/news/headline-news/court-upholds-conviction-of-archbishop-seraphim):
“The process leading to a spiritual court will commence as mandated by the Canons of the Orthodox Church and by the Policies on Sexual Misconduct of the Orthodox Church in America, the latter of which require that clergy who have been convicted of child sexual abuse be deposed by the Holy Synod of Bishops.”
Your reading of the policy is incomplete, OOM.
Section 9.10(C) says:
“For all purposes under these Policies, Standards and Procedures, and for purposes of any Final Decision, conviction of a Cleric or Lay Worker of a criminal offense arising out of the same or similar events that are the subject of a complaint herein, is conclusive proof of the commission of the criminal offense and is conclusive evidence that allegations which correspond to those contained in the criminal offense in the Complaint have been substantiated.”
Section 10.05(B) says:
“Any Clergy who admits or is found to have committed child sexual abuse shall be suspended by the applicable Ruling Bishop, shall be deposed by the Holy Synod of Bishops, and shall be permanently prohibited from exercising any functions or responsibilities of parish ministry.”
» Posted By Melanie Jula Sakoda On April 10, 2015 @ 10:19 pm
American Sniper and the Growing Red State/Blue State Divide
I don’t believe that criminal charges were ever filed in New York. However, a court in Florida did accept former priest Robert Kondratick’s guilty plea to charges he embezzled $50,000 from Holy Spirit Orthodox Church in Venice.
» Posted By Melanie Jula Sakoda On February 12, 2015 @ 1:37 am
I would add to Monk James reply (Part 3) that the epistle is read at every Orthodox wedding, hopefully in a language that both bride and groom understand. It was read in English at my wedding 39 years ago.
» Posted By Melanie Jula Sakoda On September 9, 2014 @ 2:46 pm
OCA: Sentence announced in Archbishop Seraphim case
You are certainly entitled to believe that Archbishop Seraphim Storheim is “completely innocent.” However, to my knowledge, no lawsuit has been filed in this case. Your accusation that these men are only after money is, at best, premature.
» Posted By Melanie Jula Sakoda On July 30, 2014 @ 12:26 am
You’re welcome.
Today’s Trib reported that Father James Dokos has been suspended.
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» Posted By Melanie Jula Sakoda On June 23, 2014 @ 10:31 pm
The Chicago Tribune reported on June 20th that Dokos will be charged.
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» Posted By Melanie Jula Sakoda On June 22, 2014 @ 5:50 pm
The photograph was taken in **2010,** not 2008.
See also:
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» Posted By Melanie Jula Sakoda On June 20, 2014 @ 2:48 am
Whatever Archimandrite Isidore Brittain **might** have been doing vested at the Corvallis parish, the fact remains that the SMPAC report asserted that he was serving in the Diocese of the West. Again, I have seen nothing that refutes this claim.
Moreover, there is also this tidbit from the Newport News Times of February 4, 2011:
Ancient Orthodox Christianity in Newport
Father Isidore Brittain, of St. Anne Orthodox Church in Corvallis, will serve liturgy at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, at the American Legion Hall in Newport, 424 West Olive St.
St. Anne Orthodox Church is also hosting an inquirer’s class at the Newport Library, 35 NW Nye St., on Saturday, Feb. 12, taught by Father Brittain.
St. Anne Orthodox Church is a parish of the Diocese of the West of the Orthodox Church in America, and is in full Eucharistic communion with the ancient centers of Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Greece, Russia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Father Isidore will provide a brief overview of the history, faith and practices of the original New Testament Church.
For additional information, call 541-867-3209. Find more information about St. Anne Orthodox Church online at http://www.staoc.com.
http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=79&story_id=26457
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» Posted By Melanie Jula Sakoda On June 17, 2014 @ 11:29 pm
I only know what the SMPAC reported. I have seen nothing to refute their assessment that Archimandrite Isidore Brittain was transferred to the Diocese of the West and was serving at the Corvallis parish despite being under suspension.
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» Posted By Melanie Jula Sakoda On June 15, 2014 @ 10:57 pm
I don’t understand what was going on either. I can only suggest that you read the section of the SMPAC report pertaining to Archimandrite Isidore Brittain, Father George. It was the committee’s assertion that Brittain was serving — not simply vested — despite his suspension. To my knowledge, that assertion has never been refuted.
Melanie
» Posted By Melanie Jula Sakoda On June 15, 2014 @ 10:53 pm
“james says” wrote: “Then why did Bishop Benjamin allow him to serve in Albany?”
A good question. But I’m not the person who can, or who needs to, answer that.
It is a fact that Archimandrite Isidore Brittain was suspended for following Bishop Nikolai Soraich to Australia. There has never been an announcement that the suspension was lifted, nor has Brittain’s name ever reappeared on the OCA clergy list.
To the contrary, according to the SMPAC report, Brittain was still under suspension when he was released to the Diocese of the West and allowed to serve at St. Anne’s.
http://www.pokrov.org/wp-content/uploads/SMPAC-2011-2-10.pdf
What the report failed to note was that Archbishop Benjamin Peterson was also present when this occurred.
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» Posted By Melanie Jula Sakoda On June 15, 2014 @ 3:05 am
Just to be clear, that piece of information came from Kyle Odegard of the Albany Democrat-Herald. Pokrov.org simply republished Mr. Odegard’s article.
» Posted By Melanie Jula Sakoda On June 13, 2014 @ 11:25 pm
Archimandrite Isidore Brittain was suspended by Metropolitan Herman Swaiko when he followed Bishop Nikolai Soraich to Australia without permission. The suspension has never been lifted.
» Posted By Melanie Jula Sakoda On June 13, 2014 @ 11:22 pm
More from the Sons of Job: the Case of Fr Zacchaeus Wood
http://www.portal-credo.ru/site/?act=news&id=108240
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» Posted By Melanie Jula Sakoda On June 25, 2014 @ 11:43 am
This Just In: Dokos to Face Charges on May 16
Pokrov.org (or more specifically, SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) clearly had no influence on the decision of the St. Raphael of Brooklyn’s parish to bar the former Subdeacon Robert Aaron Mitchell from the church. According to Archbishop Nathaniel Popp, that decision was reached at some time prior to March 30th of this year.
http://www.pokrov.org/wp-content/uploads/SNAP.pdf
SNAP issued their first press statement on Mitchell on April 3rd. On that day we wrote to the archbishop asking him whether a registered sex offender was serving as one of his subdeacons. The letter linked above was his response to our query.
http://www.pokrov.org/mi-registered-sex-offender-made-minor-cleric/
Moreover, the parish was also clearly not banning Mitchell because of what Mr. Stankovich terms “disinformation, myth, and … unsupported contentions.” By that point in time, Mitchell had **already reoffended.** As the archbishop wrote, “The allegations of sexual misconduct with a minor were substantiated.”
» Posted By Melanie Jula Sakoda On May 15, 2014 @ 1:37 am
We can’t single out Illinois. Penalties for offenses against the innocent nationwide are often lighter than would seem to be appropriate.
http://jewishsound.org/sentence-suspended-for-torah-day-school-child-molester/
» Posted By Melanie Jula Sakoda On May 11, 2014 @ 11:48 am
«« Back To Stats PageI don’t know how long Mitchell was incarcerated prior to his conviction, but this time would have been subtracted from his sentence. I do know that Mitchell’s conviction followed a jury trial and was not based on a custody dispute. Moreover, I have been told that the allegations brought to the Romanian Episcopate of the OCA involved behavior very similar to that which resulted in the Illinois conviction. According to Archbishop Nathaniel Popp, the parish decided that Mitchell was no longer welcome in the church after the internal investigation substantiated the allegations.
http://www.pokrov.org/wp-content/uploads/SNAP.pdf
» Posted By Melanie Jula Sakoda On May 10, 2014 @ 12:08 pm
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