And as those trying to be Christians lets let the full force of the next to last paragraph sink in: "Dimianakis claims that Patriarch Bartholomew "cannot be approached" for assistance in ending the violence without first “recognizing” his “supreme authority” in Ukraine.
In other words Bartholomew will intervene only if Orthodox Christians recognize the OCU.
It can be concluded that the Phanar' archon is calling to recognise the “legitimacy” of the decision by the Constantinople Patriarch —the very decision that has been used to legitimize the OCU raiders, who seize churches and resorting to violence.
Those actions, the argument suggests, are now being acknowledged even within the Phanar itself." It is insinuated that Pat. Bartholomew will only condemn the violence against Ukrainian Orthodox Church if his authority is recognized. This indeed would be an absolutely insidious reality, to use violence to force recognition of "authority." May the Lord have mercy.
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