Bishop Nestor Sirotenko of Korsun Commented on Mayor Bertrand Delanoë’s Recent Remarks on the New Russian Orthodox Spiritual Centre in Paris

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Strife made the monkey chew hot peppers.

African Proverb

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The newspaper Le Parisien contacted Bishop Nestor Sirotenko of Korsun, the head of the MP diocese in France, to comment on a statement made recently by the Mayor Bertrand Delanoë of Paris about the projected Russian Orthodox spiritual centre in the capital of France. Bishop Nestor said, “In this regard, we aren’t surprised because we knew his position, which is based upon his architectural tastes. However, we’re grateful to him for having supported the project of a Russian cultural centre in Paris”. Vladyki Nestor spoke about the negative reactions of some to the projected design of the centre, saying, “Wherever you go, you’ll find those who don’t like innovative designs”.

1 March 2012

Pravoslavie.ru

http://www.pravoslavie.ru/news/51903.htm

Editor’s Note:

Vladyki Nestor decided not to throw petrol on the fire in this situation. Everybody knows the “real” reason for M Delanoë’s comments. He’s pissed off because St Petersburg just passed a law restricting the propagation of homosexuality amongst minors. That’s all… it restricts nothing between consenting adults. M Delanoë supports the Radical Gay Agenda and that’s that. He’s going to make pot-shots for a while until he finds a new hobby-horse to ride. Vladyki Nestor is going to follow Br’er Fox and “lie low”… he’s not going to be like Paffhausen, Moriak, and Dahulich, who emulate Br’er Rabbit, who like to “punch the Tar-Baby”. I much prefer Vladyki Nestor’s way, don’t you?

BMD

For the First Time in a Century, an MP Bishop Served Liturgy at St Nicholas Cathedral in Nice (France)

Bishop Nestor Sirotenko of Korsun (1974- ), MP ruling bishop in France, Spain, Switzerland, and Portugal

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The website of the MP Diocese of Korsun (covering France, Spain, Switzerland, and Portugal) reported that Bishop Nestor Sirotenko of Korsun served Liturgy for Epiphany at St Nicholas Cathedral in Nice, where the MP recently took over the keys to the building. This was the first time that an MP hierarch served in the cathedral since the beginning of the 20th century. That same day, Bishop Nestor performed the Rite of the Great Blessing of the Waters. In addressing the believers present, Vladyki Nestor expressed his confidence that a strong Orthodox community would soon arise in the cathedral parish.

In December 2011, Sergei Bolkhovitin, the deputy head of the RF Presidential Administration, handed the keys of St Nicholas Cathedral in Nice to Archpriest Nikolai Ozolin, the new rector. This ended the drawn-out, melodramatic, and stagy process of returning the church to the MP’s ownership. On Friday, our Interfax-Religion correspondent reported that the blog of the MP Diocese of Korsun posted that a ceremony took place at which the parties involved signed an official protocol formalising the transfer of St Nicholas Cathedral to the MP. A service led by the former and current rectors of the Church, Frs Johann Heidt and Nikolai Ozolin, preceded this long-awaited event. Fr Johann served Liturgy and Vespers, but both priests communed the believers present.

As reported in May 2011, a French court affirmed Russia’s right of ownership to the church in Nice, but the council of the Exarchate of Russian Parishes in Western Europe (EP) continued to consider itself the legitimate owner of St Nicholas Cathedral. In late October, the highest court in Nice ordered the EP group to hand over the keys to St Nicholas Cathedral to the RF government within seven days, but the situation dragged on for another six weeks.

 20 January 2012

Interfax-Religion

http://www.interfax-religion.ru/?act=news&div=43874