Archdiocese of Russian parishes in the European Union will hold in Paris the General meeting, which resolved the Issue Of joining the Moscow Patriarchate. The story is About a possible reunion of the Russian Orthodox Church With parishes of the hundred thousand of the descendants of Russian immigrants, to preserve the unique pre-revolutionary Orthodox traditions. About that, why This could be an event of historic proportions - in the material of the Fins news . Right behind the European Parliament among four-storey buildings in the Flemish style - the hallmark of Brussels - is a Russian temple in honor of Panteleimon. In 1925, fled to Belgium together With the whites Anastasia Kuzmina-Karavaeva was founded here hospice. It is long gone, And the Church is still called " orphanages ". For Almost a hundred years, it is a haven For all who left their homeland - and not only Russian Federation. The ancestors of the priest left the Russian Federation in 1919 and participated in the creation of the Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox churches in the EU. Thought, because It is long - the Soviet government is about to collapse, and they'll be back. But it all went wrong, and in 1947 Russian Exarchate (the informal name of the structure) was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, otherwise he risked losing his legitimacy, becoming a Union of dissenters. In 1965, Constantinople brought the initiative to the Exarchate to return to the capital Patriarchy, But the parishioners did not want to. In the end, the Archdiocese became self-governing structure of the Patriarchate of Constantinople with its rules and its language of worship. Almost 30 years later, Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople confirmed this unique status by giving the corresponding letter - Tomos. But in most of the midst of Church conflict in Ukraine, November 27, 2018, unexpectedly withdrew the document, deciding to eliminate the Exarchate, And the parishes to give the management the Greeks. The head of the backbone of the French parishes was appointed Metropolitan Emmanuel of France, which oversees the Ukrainian schismatics. But the clergy and faithful did not want to abide by the decision Fanara (district in Istanbul, which houses the administrative center of the Patriarchate of Constantinople). In the spring they were looking for, which of the local Orthodox churches to join in order not to lose legality: Serbian, Romanian, ROCOR or the Moscow Patriarchate. In the summer it became clear that either Moscow or a return to the Greeks on their own terms. However Fanar again messed things up. At the end of summer the head of the Exarchate Archbishop Chariperson John (of Rennet) issued a "letter of release" which could go to the jurisdiction of another local Orthodox Church. In a released statement of the Patriarchate of Constantinople said that "the now former Archbishop Heliopolise" as if he was asked to remove Him from control structure to move in the Metropolitan Patriarchate. But Lord John denied It. In addition, the Archdiocese spoke about the fact that the certificate is issued without a meeting of the ecclesiastical court, that is to bypass the rules. Despite the danger of Constantinople, the priests and faithful of the Exarchate, made the decision to hold the meeting in Paris. However consensus between them. "Everyone thinks So, he specifies the conscience," - emphasizes the archdeacon John Drobot, a worker at the Cathedral of Alexander Nevsky in Paris. The current situation, he explains, is difficult, because not all parishioners think of the Church. The question of life 65 parishes (40 of them in France) and tens of thousands of parishioners received, alas, political. But in General, a potential flock of the Archdiocese several millions - that's the number of visitors from Russia, professing Christianity, live in the European Union. in fact, much more important property here is the Question: if believers would vote for joining the Russian Church, the Constantinople will be in a secular court to challenge the Archdiocese's right to possession of the temples. Although under French law Every parish - is an independent legal entity, And the Exarchate - not more than " steering the Union of Russian Orthodox communities in Western Europe." For secular law is much more important, officially registered the Charter of this structure, And not the Greek canons. "The provisions of the law of 9 December 1905 (" On religious associations " ) provide that a spiritual leader who governs according to the canons (in this case the story is About the Patriarch Bartholomew.- Approx. Ed.) can intervene in the internal Affairs of religious associations, " - said Archbishop John to the complaints of Constantinople. in the end, on 7 September, the Assembly will be only one Question: whether to switch to the ROC? In the summer of the Metropolitan Patriarchate sent Archbishop John letter, which outlined the status of Exarchate, " if the General Assembly of the Archdiocese decides to ask About connecting to the Moscow Patriarchate ". The Russian Church guarantees the preservation of its unique administrative status, when the Bishop is not appointed from above, But is chosen by the congregation. Charter, as well as financial and administrative independence, are preserved, And its members have the opportunity to take part in the bishops and the local Council - the highest management bodies of the ROC. This will make the Archdiocese a unique structure of the Moscow Patriarchate. in the Russian Orthodox Church, according to His statement, "clearly highlighted respect the sovereignty" of this structure, as well As among them of property and legal Affairs. The discussion will focus on only the canonical side of the question. However, the status of the Archdiocese will be unique. However, he noticed that the choice of the parishioners of the Russian Exarchate, which will be made on the first day of the weekend - " their internal affair ". <span style="color:darkgray