Letter to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I

                                                                                                                     Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I

Your Beatitude,

we are turning to You at this historic time when legislation is being “amended” in the European Union as well as through international organizations such as the UN, PACE or WHO. In essence, they are introducing antivalues, amorality and antilaws. Behind this whole anti-reform is the spirit of lies and death. These world organizations force children from the age of 5 into demoralization. The system of education will no longer prepare the young generation for responsible life but it will be an instrument of moral degradation and demonization. An ideology of death is now imposed not only through abortion but also through euthanasia. Even adults may now be killed – in large numbers and without control.

The Lisbon Treaty makes all nations of Europe exchange moral values for the perversion of homosexualism, transsexualism and paedophilia. Measures are taken for globalization and total control of individuals based on chip implantation with the number of the antichrist - 666.

If spiritual shepherds neglect to warn Christians against this danger at this historic time, it is a crime. Silence and distraction from true repentance and conversion, dealing with irrelevant issues and giving them priority is a conscious lulling to the sleep of death. Both we and you shall soon stand before the judgement seat of God and give account for God-entrusted authority. As successors of the Apostles, we must have the same Spirit as they had - the Spirit of Christ – not the spirit of the world (cf. Rom 8:9).

This year a meeting of the Orthodox Churches is to take place pursuing ecumenism. We remind that ecumenism without true repentance and conversion is in fact demonism. Unity in the spirit of antichrist and spiritual globalization on the basis of New Age is mass apostasy from Christ and His Gospel. It caused us pain to hear of some of Your attitudes towards the orthodox monks on Athos.

Now You are certainly offered participation in the Babylon of religions on 27 October 2011 in Assisi and the day before and after in the Vatican. The spirit of Assisi is the spirit of antichrist preaching a false gospel, and therefore everyone who opens up to it falls under God’s anathema (cf. Gal 1:8-9). We hereby warn You and beseech You not to go to Assisi but to radically distance Yourself from such apostatical events of Roman-Catholic apostates headed by Benedict XVI. If You do attend the event, You will thus make it manifest that You are in unity of spirit with the Catholic apostates, God will take from You the grace of the Holy Spirit and You will fall under God’s curse. Our Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate will then be obliged before the whole Christian world to declare publicly that Your name has been included in the list of traitors of Christ and His Church.

Be brave and stand against this spirit of church apostasy. Warn also all bishops and priests subordinate to You not to take part either in Assisi or in any similar event in any case.

Praying for You, 

                                                                               + Elijah

                                                     Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate

                                                    + Methodius OSBMr               + Timothy OSBMr

                                              Bishops-Secretaries of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate

                                                                                                                          Lvov (Ukraine), 22 October 2011