Pre-conciliar meetings

Society and the Church in Russia are still in the grip of such a grave illness that the scale of it is not even fully realized, said Prof. Zubov. However, he believes that national revival has begun, and the processes are most active among young people. Reconciliation with the ROCOR under these conditions would be the restoration of “a root sunk into the old Russian soil,” a kind of “healing graft.” Father George, for his part, emphasized the need for honesty and repentance for sins committed and warned foreigners against becoming like the Pharisees, proud of their piety.