The words of the Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, Metropolitan Mark of Berlin and Germany (Arndt) about the prohibition of the joint ministry of the priests of his metropolitanate with the clergy of the Archdiocese of Western European parishes of the Russian tradition (centered in Paris) should not be taken as a declared break in communication between these structures of the Moscow Patriarchate in Europe, said to RIA Novosti Head of the Office for Foreign Institutions of the Moscow Patriarchate, Patriarchal Exarch of Western Europe, Metropolitan Anthony of Korsun and Western Europe (Sevryuk).

On November 22-26, Serbia hosted a conference “The Link of Times: Results and Prospects. On the Centenary of the Russian Church Abroad”. Speaking at it, ROCOR Metropolitan Mark spoke about the Paris Archdiocese – that he “had a couple of weeks ago to forbid his priests to concelebrate this jurisdiction, which seemed to have joined the Moscow Patriarchate, which is completely frivolous, violating the canons at every step.”