Macedonian Orthodox Church

[alexsonofmatthew]

I am planning on visiting a MOC but have some across that they are not in communion with the rest of Orthodoxy due to political reasons. Can anyone please explain to me the situation and the Orthodox Christian view of the MOC?



God bless

 

[ArmyMatt]

they are schismatic, and they are persecuting the canonical Church. I would avoid them.

 

[E.C.]

Nationalism.

From what I understand, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia was part of the Serbian Orthodox Church during the days of Yugoslavia. After the breakup of Yugoslavia those in FYROM wanted their own Church and weren't patient enough to let the Orthodox world "catch up" to current events. Out of purely nationalistic reasons they became schismatic from the rest of the Orthodox Church. Also, out of nationalism (and chauvinism) they persecute the canonical Orthodox Church within FYROM; which is currently part of the Serbian Church.

Basically another instance of "don't jump the gun".

 

[Nik0s]

They are not in communion with Orthodoxy, they are a church of straw.

 

[prodromos]

Formed by the communists as part of the creation of a national 'Macedonian' consciousness along with the forced changes to their language and some of their surnames to distance themselves from their Serbian and Bulgarian roots.

Avoid them.