Romanian Orthodox Missionary Episcopate v. Trutza’s Empirical Analysis
205 F.2d 107 · 1953
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2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
December 1959
most recently cited
1 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
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Relies on Watson v. Jones · Kedroff v. Saint Nicholas Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church in North America
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““ (a) is no-longer free to preach the Word of God nor to propagate the true teachings of the Holy Eastern Orthodox Church and her Faith, “ (b) with complete disregard for the organizational Statutes of our Episcopate continues to meddle in problems, the solution of which is the exclusive right of the members of our Episcopate, “ (c) through her present leadership, completely enslaved by the political rulers propagates, among our faithful peoples here, ideas which are contrary to the free life conceptions and ideals held and respected by the American citizen, “ Now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED, that: 1. The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America be and the same is hereby declared to be completely autonomous not only in its administrative but also in its canonical (spiritual) affairs, and thus free from all rules, regulations, orders, decrees, etc., emanating from the Patriarch or from the Holy Synod of Romania.” Both the Trial Judge and the Court of Appeals held that the American group through its Congress was entitled to revoke the by-laws which gave the Holy Synod and Patriarch in Bucharest the power of appointment of American bishops and to assume autonomous status, still retaining control, use and possession of the properties and funds of the Romanian Orthodox Church here. At the time the by-laws were revoked, said the Court of Appeals, the American group had £ ‘ discovered that it was dealing, not with the Holy Synod and Patriarch, but with the Communistic government of Ro”
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