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Editor’s note: Catherine Metropoulos has served on the GOA’s Clergy Sexual Misconduct Advisory Board for the last four years (click on image at right to view the Board’s announcement).
Letter to the Editor of Orthodox Reform:
To say that Emmanuel Koveos’ sex crime against a 12-year-old parishioner from his church for which he was jury […]

A new article from The National Herald interviews several priests about the Fr. Katinas crisis.
Several clergymen in the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America said that their retired and subsequently suspended colleague, Rev. Nicholas Katinas, former longtime pastor of Holy Trinity Church in Dallas, should be tried by a spiritual court and defrocked.
Read the candid opinion […]

It’s official — 96% of poll respondent’s preferred a different name than “The Orthodox Reform Manifesto.” We are now calling it the “Articles of Orthodox Reform.” Thanks for your feedback!

The 2006 SCOBA Bishops Conference that ran October 3-6, 2006 in Chicago, IL included a video taped seminar entitled “Discussion on Sexual Misconduct in the Church.” View this video online at SCOBA’s website.
The presentation on Sexual Abuse and Misconduct by Father Alexander Karlgut informed the hierarchs of the practical aspects of dealing with sexual […]

A new front page article in The National Herald reports on the increasing support of the Bishops to follow canon law and depose Fr. Katinas, who was suspended nearly a year ago over allegations of sexually molesting an altar boy. Since this initial charge, other allegations have been made and a lawsuit has been filed.
The […]

Theodore Kalmoukos reported in the National Herald last week that:
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America entered into an out-of-court settlement for $1 million this past January with an alleged victim of one of two former priests from California, according to a report released by the Archdiocese Finance Committee during the Archdiocesan Council meeting in Houston, […]

An article appearing in the February 28, 2007 issue of The Hellenic Voice (which calls itself “The largest and most widely accepted English weekly dedicated to Hellenic Americans”) reported on allegations of sexual abuse by Fr. Nicholas Katinas.
The parents of two alleged victims of Fr. Katinas filed papers April 27 on their children’s behalf, seeking […]

By Fr. Vladimir Berzonsky
“But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were drowned in the depths of the sea” (Matthew 18:6)
Through the millennia and the translations from Aramaic through Greek and into […]

(Editor’s note: This is the expanded draft of Article I of the Orthodox Reform Manifesto to overcome sexual misconduct, establish healing, and restore trust in the Church. Please let us know your comments!)
Article I: Zero Tolerance
The Orthodox hierarchy must have zero tolerance for any type of clergy sexual misconduct.
Orthodox clergy must be above reproach. […]

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• Recommended Sites

  • Pokrov.org Orthodox sexual abuse web site with many resources and reports on abuse within the Eastern Orthodox Church.
  • Orthodox Safety Council Non-profit organization providing “safe environment” programs, education, and accountability for Orthodox parishes seeking to protect their communities from sexual misconduct or abuse.
  • SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) This site keeps up to date on church abuse issues. It has networks and meetings for survivors in various geographic areas around the U.S.
  • AdvocateWeb H.O.P.E. - Helping Overcome Professional Exploitation Numerous educational articles on clergy abuse, as well as abuse inflicted by other professionals such as therapists and law enforcement officers.
  • Voice of the Faithful Catholic resources to reform sexual abuse laws for the protection of children.
  • Bishop Accountability Catholic site to provide accountability on topics of sexual abuse in the Church.