Ecumenism
In 1971, the then Patriarch of Serbia, German, as one of the Presidents of the "World Council of Churches (WCC)," co-signed the following "Message" of this ecumenical organization in Geneva: «...And the powerful Breath of renewal will blow into the mighty arena of the Church, as well as into each of her communities; for these are not simple administrative units, but they all constitute a part of the one great Christian Church».
This is a clear formulation of the ecclesiological heresy known as the Branch Theory: that the one and great Christian Church is comprised of its constituent Christian communities.
The Church of Serbia entered the WCC in 1965 ; thereafter, as Patriarch German began to participate actively in the ecumenical movement—in fact, immediately after his aforementioned declaration—, the ever-memorable dogmatist, Archimandrite Justin (Popovich), ceased to consider him an Orthodox Hierarch and ceased his canonical commemoration, as well as all ecclesiastical relations with him.
It
is hence noteworthy that the Patriarch did not attend the funeral of Father
Justin (†March 25, 1979)
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