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:: Interesting, but dated. The patriarchal rank of Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria and Georgia were all either established or restored after 1754. In any event, I wouldn't take that (whatever it is) as a reliable source on how the Orthodox churches are actually ranked by the Orthodox churches. —[[User:ASDamick|<font size="3.5" color="green" face="Adobe Garamond Pro, Garamond, Georgia, Times New Roman">Fr. Andrew</font>]] <sup>[[User_talk:ASDamick|<font color="red">talk</font>]]</sup> <small>[[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|<font color="black">contribs</font>]] <font face="Adobe Garamond Pro, Garamond, Georgia, Times New Roman">('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''')</font></small> 00:49, January 26, 2009 (UTC)
== More and Less Orthodox Churches ==
Apart from here, on this Wiki, I have never heard of such distictions like: "Inter-Orthodox Order" and "Expanded Order" (not to start again about "Independence" in the Church). The terminolgy itself testifies that this separation is odd, to say at least. As if there were "more orthodox" and "less orthodox" churches.
I am not particularly glad to admit that Wikipedia has a more correct (in theological terms) stand on the Orthodox Church [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Orthodox_Churches].
There we see that we have churches in full communion, and others - not in communion. The autonomous churches are listed below its mother church. How simple and yet profoundly correct. Profoundly correct in the sense that it is Christ Who is the measure of the Church, and the unity of the [[One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church]] is found in the [[full communion]] with the Body and Blood of Christ. Not in an inter-orthodox meeting. Unless that meeting is the Liturgy.
That is why we seek evidence for the Unity of the Church in the Dyptichs - which primarily have Liturgical function. It is in the Liturgy that the Churches find "recognition", thus the criteria is the [[full communion]].
I have no enthusiasm to edit this or other articles that state something different, as my edits could just be reverted, so I'm only pointing this out and leaving the others to decide what is published at the end.
[[User:K.panteleimon|K.panteleimon]] 09:19, June 13, 2009 (UTC)
