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A parishioner of a blocked church in the Czech city of Brno told why the community stood up for the priest

A believer of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia, a parishioner of the church in the city of Brno, Marianna Getko-Timša, explained why believers, despite the unauthorized decisions of the vicar bishop Isaiah (Slaninka), defend their parish and priest from capture.

“I would like to write a commentary on the situation around the Orthodox church in Brno. It’s heavy on my heart from everything I saw, but even after watching several comments like the “Moscow FSB”, I even want to cry… take it easy with that FSB, because this is some kind of insanity… Orthodox parish in Brno, this is a multinational, friendly, ready to help each other, sincerely believing parish with wonderful sincere priests – Fr. Mark and Fr. Joseph at the head.

We, the parishioners, were the only ones who know about the true tears of Fr. Joseph, when some trouble occurs with our parishioners and the need to help, only we saw sincere tears during the consecration of Easter baskets in catacomb conditions during strict quarantine… we are the only ones who feel the sincere faith of our spiritual abbot and it is clear that the incomprehensible decision to dismiss after 37 years of service in this church, made by the vicar bishop, temporarily acting ruler, with incomprehensible powers, and who does not comment on either the faithful or the press , does not explain anything, hides from peopl … Of course, this causes a feeling of terrible injustice from misunderstanding… that’s why people gathered at the temple and will continue to gather until this situation is clarified and fairly resolved.

It does not fit in my head how it is possible to remove from the service without reasoning and ask all parishioners to vacate the house of the beloved priest, who practically devoted his whole life to this parish and the ministry of Christ. We pray to God and the Holy Theotokos, and sincerely believe that the spiritual synod will make a just decision and give clarifications about this situation.

The temple in Brno is one of the few churches in the Czech Republic where priests try to conduct not only liturgies, but also Vespers and Matins, akathists, the Cretan Canon in Lent, etc., this is our spiritual island, services on holidays, every Saturday, we believe that this will continue and the Lord will control everything,” the parishioner wrote on Facebook.

As previously reported, the Phanar’s protege in the OCCLS Isaiah (Slaninka), obviously provoking a schism, dismissed the rector of the Brno temple and appointed himself in his place. Although this decision was overturned by the ruling bishop, on August 30, 2021, Slaninka tried to enter the temple, which was closed by the police after a conflict with believers.

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