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    The document discusses Metropolitan Germanus of Demetrias, who consecrated Bishop Matthew of Bresthena in 1935. It states that Germanus did not share the extreme ecclesiological views of Gkoutzidis and instead believed that Orthodox churches that retained the old calendar, even if in communion with the new calendar churches, were still valid. The document quotes Germanus' 1935 encyclical which says the purpose of his church was to cooperate with these old calendar Orthodox churches. Since Germanus viewed other old calendar churches as valid, the document argues he could be called an "Old Calendarist Ecumenist," making him a heretic who lacked grace for the consecration.

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    The document discusses Metropolitan Germanus of Demetrias, who consecrated Bishop Matthew of Bresthena in 1935. It states that Germanus did not share the extreme ecclesiological views of Gkoutzidis and instead believed that Orthodox churches that retained the old calendar, even if in communion with the new calendar churches, were still valid. The document quotes Germanus' 1935 encyclical which says the purpose of his church was to cooperate with these old calendar Orthodox churches. Since Germanus viewed other old calendar churches as valid, the document argues he could be called an "Old Calendarist Ecumenist," making him a heretic who lacked grace for the consecration.

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    The document discusses Metropolitan Germanus of Demetrias, who consecrated Bishop Matthew of Bresthena in 1935. It states that Germanus did not share the extreme ecclesiological views of Gkoutzidis and instead believed that Orthodox churches that retained the old calendar, even if in communion with the new calendar churches, were still valid. The document quotes Germanus' 1935 encyclical which says the purpose of his church was to cooperate with these old calendar Orthodox churches. Since Germanus viewed other old calendar churches as valid, the document argues he could be called an "Old Calendarist Ecumenist," making him a heretic who lacked grace for the consecration.

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    TheBishopWhoConsecratedBishopMatthewof

    BresthenaWasAnOldCalendaristEcumenist

    Metropolitan Germanus of Demetrias, who consecrated Bishop


    MatthewofBresthenain1935,didnothavetheGkoutzidisstyleecclesiology.
    Onthecontrary,MetropolitanGermanusofDemetriasbelievedthatallofthe
    Patriarchates and Autocephalous Churches that continued to retain the
    Patristic Calendar were still canonical and Orthodox, even if they had not
    severed communion with the New Calendarists. Accordingly to this quite
    moderate ecclesiology, Metropolitan Germanus of Demetrias published a
    PastoralEncyclicalin1935,inwhichhewritesthattheveryPURPOSEofthe
    ChurchoftheGenuineOrthodoxChristiansofGreecewastoCOOPERATE
    with the Patriarchates and Autocephalous Churches that kept the Old
    Calendar!InthesaidEncyclicalweread:

    RemainingfaithfultothetraditionoftheSevenEcumenicalCouncils,the
    ordinances of which our Church respects and unwaveringly retains, we shall
    collaborate [Greek: synergazometha] with the Orthodox Churches of Jerusalem,
    Antioch,Mt.Sinai,Mt.Athos,Russia,Poland,SerbiaandtheremainingOrthodox
    Churches that keep the Patristic Old Festal Calendar, not acquiescing to remain
    under the curses and anathemas of the Holy Fathers and the Orthodox Patriarchs,
    whoinEcumenicalandRegionalCouncils,appointedwhatisbefitting

    TheoriginaltextinGreekreads:

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    Since Metropolitan Germanus of Demetrias believed that the


    PatriarchatesofJerusalem,Antioch,Russia,Serbia,etc,werevalidOrthodox
    Churches,andthattheroleoftheG.O.C.wastocollaboratewiththem,does
    thisnotmakehimanOldCalendaristEcumenistaccordingtotheextremist
    Gkoutzidianecclesiology?Ifso,thenthatwouldmakeGermanusagraceless
    heretic even at this time that he was consecrating Bishop Matthew. So then,
    withwhichgracedidheperformtheconsecration?


    BeholdtheoriginaldocumentinGreek,asitwasfoundinthearchive
    ofBp.KirykosKontogiannis,andcriminallyhiddenforalloftheseyears:

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