Category archives: UNIA: The Face and the Disguise By Protopresbyter George D. Metallinos
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12. Conclusion
It is consequently imperative to place the problem of Unia on its proper basis. It is not about a conflict of a jurisdictional nature with the Vatican - the way the problem of relations between Old and New Rome was, during the time of Photios the Great. The problem therefore is no... [read more]
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UNIA: The Face and the Disguise
By Protopresbyter George D. Metallinos,
Former Dean of the Athens University School of Theology
Original Greek Edition (1992) published by "Apostoliki Diakonia"
(official organization of the Church of Greece)
TITLE: "ΟΥΝΙΑ - ΠΡΟΣΩΠΟ ΚΑΙ ΠΡΟΣΩΠΕΙΟ"
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1. God: the Lord of History
The collapse of “existent socialism” – that is, the State’s realization of Marxist Communism – had caused some to speak of “the end of History”, of the end of ideological rivalry. And yet, with the rise of nationalist and religious fanaticisms, ideological confrontations... [read more]
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2. “Unia”
When we say “Unia” we mean a religious-political formation that was fabricated by the Papacy for the Westernizing of the non-Latin East; its spiritual-political subjugation to the authority of the Pope. In other words, it is directly related to the Papacy’s expansionist policy; it is the ... [read more]
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3. The historical framework
The idea of developing an expansionist policy in the Orthodox East by the Papal Throne of Rome must be linked to the Frankish subjugation of the Orthodox (Roman) West and its permanent imposition on the peoples that remained faithful to the Empire of New Rome-Constantino... [read more]
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4. The genesis of the Holy Inquisition
The ever-increasing power of the Pope and the peaking of the theocratic, Papal-Caesarian system (9th – 12th centuries) led to the despicable intolerance of the Latin “Church” and the exhaustive persecution of dissidents, who were characterized en masse as “her... [read more]
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5. The genesis of Unia
The view that the genesis of the idea of Unia took place in the 13th century has nowadays become fully accepted. This view is based on the very accurate observation that a distinction must be made between the conception of the idea and its gradual realization, up until the po... [read more]
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6. Unia and the Christian East
Unia is not, nor can it be perceived as, an “intermediary body” between Orthodoxy and the Papacy. It is a veritable part of the Papacy, comprised only of geographically “Eastern” Christians who are fully incorporated in the Latin “Church”. The term “the West of the E... [read more]
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7. Unia in Greece
When speaking of Greece, we imply the Hellenic State (from 1830 onwards), because even as early as the ages of slavery (Turkish occupation, Venetian occupation), the Uniates had already developed a significant deal of activity within the historical Hellenic region, moving within t... [read more]
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What is the real danger?
When observing the relatively small number of Uniates in Greece (a total of a mere few thousand), one is given the impression that the Nation is not exactly in any serious danger by Unia, which is the very same argument used by the Greek Uniates themselves and th... [read more]
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9. The Vatican's eloquent silence
That which is especially provocative however is the Vatican's silence in its response, not only to the demand of the Orthodox but also to the demand of many within its own bosom, to abolish Unia. I personally believe that the recent televised statement of the Gree... [read more]
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According to the renowned Papist author Raymond Janin, Unia is "the easiest and most effective method" for subjugating someone to the Pope; it is "the best method for drawing schismatics towards the Pope". Uniates have proven themselves to be the most fanatic propagandists of Papism and the most re... [read more]
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