Fraud and Lying in ROCIE

This is a letter that Fr. Spyridon Schneider wrote to a Fr. Deacon John in November 2007. It is a glimpse into a living nightmare. -jh


From: frdeaconjohn@earthlink.net [mailto:frdeaconjohn@earthlink.net]
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 7:06 PM
To: Fr Spyridon Schneider; Fr John Somers
Subject: Concerning recent posts
Fr Spyridon, Bless.
Fr Dcn John,
Dear Fathers,

It is my Holy Obedience, given by Bp Vladimir, to remove the both of you from participating anymore on the ROCElaity list. Bp Vladimir was concerned that the both of you have been addressing your concerns and beliefs to the ROCElaity group and not to him. He said that there has not been any recent communication from the both of you with these concerns that needed to be addressed by him.

Fr Spyridon. Bp Vladimir told me that upon your receiving into ROCE last year, he verbally asked you not to write anything about the Church, and that you had agreed to abide with that obedience.

If either of you have any questions, please address them to Bp Vladimir.

In Christ,
Fr Dcn John Kochergin

PS - Mat Nina and Fr Andrew, as co-owner and moderator, respectively, will be made aware of this change.

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October 26/November 8, 2007
Dear in Christ, Fr. Deacon John,

May God Bless you! It is very important for you to know that I am not offended or hurt in any way by your participation in this matter.

Instead, my heart goes out to you with deep sympathy and love knowing that you have been unwittingly drawn into efforts to block honest communication between faithful Orthodox Christians who love the Holy Church with all their heart and who also believe that ROCiE has embarked on a dangerous course of canonical anarchy and isolation.

However, what is most disturbing of all, is that you have been unknowingly drawn into blocking my participation on the ROCiE Laity list on the basis of false pretense.

Bishop Vladimir received Father Christopher Johnson and me into ROCiE at the same time without any conditions whatsoever. Bishop Vladimir never asked me to “not to write anything about the Church”, he never gave me an obedience “not to write anything about the Church” and I never agreed to abide by such an obedience. These are facts and Holy Obedience to the bishop cannot cover them. ... READ MORE ...


About Fr. Spirydon Schneider: http://news-nftu.blogspot.com/2008/06/fr-spyridon-schneider-finds-home-again.html