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Bishop Kennedy is a very conservative and traditional western rite, old calendar Orthodox Bishop with Apostolic Succession from the Greek Orthodox Church, Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the Russian Orthodox Church. http://www.ukrainianorthodoxcatholicchurch.com
Bishop Michael on behalf of the Ecumenical Patriarch wrote a letter recognizing the Grace filled and Spirit Filled nature of Ordinations and Consecrations from the line of Apostolic Succession from which Bishop Peter ZhurawetskyKennedy derives his Consecration. Bishop Ireny of the Orthodox Church in America wrote to add his name to the name of Bishops who recognize the Orthodox Grace filled and Spirit filled character of such ordinations/Consecrations the Apostolic Succession from the line of which Bishop Kennedy has derived his Consecration. Bishop Peter ZhurawetskyKennedy derives his Consecration from recognized Canonical Orthodox Bishops. http://www.athonitebenedictinefathers.com/succession.html
Bishop Kennedy has spent his life trying to foster vocations to the Monastic life of strict observance. Bishop Kennedy believes the world should conform to the Church, not the Church conform to the world. Bishop Kennedy is very much opposed to the heresy of Ecumenism, inter faith worship and syncretism.
Bishop Kennedy supports a married Episcopacy while himself remaining a celibate monk. Bishop Kennedy loves the pre schism Latin Orthodox Liturgy and traditions.