WARNING

NOT EVERYTHING THAT

CALLS ITSELF ORTHODOX IS

TRULY ORTHODOX


The above warning was given to me when I first met Orthodoxy in 1986. Today [2009] it is even more perilous, even more difficult to find the Royal Path. For one thing there is a far greater abundance of misinformation. And many materials are missing, and other materials are being rapidly rewritten. For another thing there are fewer than ever guides remaining on the Royal Path, especially who speak English. Hopefully this website will be a place where Newcomers to the Faith can keep at least one foot on solid ground, while they are "exploring."


blog owner: Joanna Higginbotham

joannahigginbotham@runbox.com

jurisdiction: ROCA under Vladyka Agafangel

who did not submit to the RocorMP union in 2007

DISCLAIMER



The 'MP' in the "ROCOR-MP' becomes clearer

.12/1/25
 I am not sure if I'm understanding this Internet Sobor article  correctly.  It looks to me like this is either an accusation or an observation, made by ...whom?  Whomever, it looks like somebody has noticed something about the MP that Konstantine Preobrazhensy has been saying all along.

 This book was published in 2009:     
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KGB/FSB's New Trojan Horse: Americans of Russian Descent
Konstantin Preobrazhensky
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When Fr. Gregory died †2016, SJKP had plenty of copies of this book in stock.  World Orthodox relatives took over the SJKP about a year later.  First thing they did was to box up all the back issues of Living Orthodoxy magazines and stick them high away in the attic.  I bet we could find the cases of the "New Trojan Horse" book up there with the magazines.  Contact me if you can't find a copy for a fair price.
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more information google:
   КГБ среди Америки Русская эмиграция, Константин Преображенский
   Moscow Church Increase Work Spy for Putin, Paul Goble
   https://revniteli.livejournal.com/43462.html
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.12/2/25 
UPDATE ABOUT THE INTERNET SOBOR ARTICLE LINKED ABOVE 
TITLE THROUGH MACHINE TRANSLATOR READS:

The reputation of the MP moved to its new branch – ROCOR-MP

Subdeacon Nektarios has the explanation:
https://www.orthodoxtraditionalist.com/post/the-kremlin-church-abroad-historical-intelligence-operations-to-youtube-propagandist

My summary of the explanation:

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"The Hill" (short for Capital Hill) is a news outlet with a printed newspaper and a digital media site which covers state and global politics.

2. An article in 
"The Hill" was published 11/17/25 and is titled (paraphrase):

White House to meet ROCOR-MP & OCA clergy about the Church's ties to MP
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5609325-russian-orthodox-church-white-house-capitol-hill/

3. This article has prompted Republican representatives to call for an investigation.

4.Interesting related observation by non-Orthodox political analyzer:

     When it comes to the relationship between the Kremlin and the Russia Orthodox Church; the threat that Patriarch Kyrill poses to the west is because he has allowed the Russian Church to be completely co-opted by the Kremlin
     The technical word for that is
caesaropapism, i.e., government control of a state sanctioned religion. 
          https://www.youtube.com/shorts/C4YRTGKsdtg 


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