Well.
I will say I’ve been out of the political Church loop for a long time. I remember when I was in the Greek parish with “my” priest and Elpidophoros was about to be placed in charge of the Greek Church in America. There were rumors and concerns, but I had difficulty sorting things out and finding anything solid. But I was uneasy.
Our priest was reassigned. We got a new priest, Covid happened. The Churches closed. After re-opening, ours closed again. We got another new priest. And another new priest. I went to get my credentialing, went back to grad school, have been working insane hours, and have not been able to feel comfortable and connected to my parish again. Many of the older ones passed away, or became too frail and have been moved. We have a lot of faces, but they are overwhelmingly new converts. Not that I’m against that - I’m a convert. Maybe finally not so new, LOL.
So.
I have serious concerns. The simple fact of baptizing an infant - we offer them entrance into the Church and that alone would seem to be something we might not want to withhold. But. What will they be taught about what the Church teaches and believes, and how we are to interact with that? Fortunately I’m not a priest (LOL!) and have no part in making such a decision. But on the other hand, we potentially offer them something harmful in so doing?
It’s seriously concerning to me. And reading the linked article about placing a hierarch that isn’t free to be placed within GOARCH, and has sanctions?
I’ve heard other concerns. As I said, I haven’t kept up with it.
I last received communion at an Antiochian parish. It has much to recommend it. I feel saddened about the idea of potentially not being associated with my old parish. There are still people there I dearly love.
But sacramentally I’m starting to have real concerns. It doesn’t shake me as much as the thought of that possibility did a few years ago. But really saddens me.