“Those who separate themselves from communion with their Archpriest
President, due to any heresy condemned by Holy Council or by Fathers, that he
currently preaches in public, openly to the Church, these persons who Wall
themselves Off from any Communion with such accused Bishop prior to any
official condemnation by Council, not only are not subject to any canonical
penalty but are also worthy of the honour befitting the Orthodox, because they
have condemned, not true “Bishops”, but False-Bishops and False-Teachers. These
Walled Off believers have not severed the unity of the Church by schism, but
they combat to protect the Church from schisms and divisions.”
(15th Canon of the Holy First-Second Apostolic Council held in 861 by St
Photius the Great, Patriarch of Constantinople).
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