This is a translation of a statement which was sent by archimandrite Veniamin (Vozniuk) and abbess Juliania to editors of official site ROCOR(V) in response to a June 22, 2006 Internet posting of an appeal addressed to Metropolitan Vitaly. The appeal is a declaration of support for bishops Vladimir and Bartholomew and protopriest Veniamin Zhukov and it was allegedly signed by a group of clerics in ROCOR(V). The letter was posted on P. N. Budzilovich’s site known as “Mysli o Rossii”

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The english version of ukase regarding opening of new official site for the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia under the omophorion of Blessed Mitropolitan Vitaly

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The english version of ukase regarding closing of the old official site for the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia

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The Editorial Staff is publishing the text of the appeal of Archbishop Antony (Orloff) to all those dedicated to the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia

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The editors are publishing copies received of the personal epistles of Archbishop Antony (Orloff) addressed to each hierarch who is boycotting the Sobor.

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The pieces of the criminal investigation case against the Montreal group of common thugs led by L. D. Rosnyansky who isolated the First Hierarch against his will from his Assistant and members present at the Sobor, are beginning to fit together.

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On Friday, July 21, an encounter for Archbishop Antony (Orloff) transpired, resulting in criminal charges against the Montreal group which had earlier surrounded the now deceased Vladyka Sergiy (Kindyakov). After a fifth attempt by the members of this group to file falsified documents with the police department to try to deport from Canada the participants of the Sobor, Archbishop Antony explained to an investigator of criminal acts, that the signature of Metropolitan Vitaly under scrutiny was forced and began to insist on a meeting face to face with the First Hierarch with no one else present except the police or, at least Mr. Fakeyev, one of the participants of the group isolating the Metropolitan.

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On June 4/17 of this year, the calling together of the Hierarchical Sobor (Council) was announced, as appointed by Metropolitan Vitaly on the feast day memorial of the Holy Royal Martyrs, July 4/17, 2006. At the same time the following documents were published signed by Metropolitan Vitaly: “The Synodal Joint Council Meeting” regarding the calling together of the Sobor, four invitations from Metropolitan Vitaly to the appointed Council Meeting, the Agenda for First Meeting of the Sobor and an “Appeal to all the Eminences (Bishops)” from Metropolitan Vitaly with the herald: “Put aside everything to come to the Sobor”.

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