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OrientalReview - February 25, 2019

West Destroying The Orthodox Church
As An Obstacle To Its Expansion

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There is no doubt that unofficial channels were used to ensure Washington’s influence over Phanar. To begin with, there is the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, or rather certain of its priests such as Protopresbyter Alexander Karloutsos, who handles the money being sent from the US to Phanar. Journalist Justine Frangouli-Argyris, author of a biography on the former Archbishop of America, Spyridon, writes: “Since at least the 1990s, Father Alexander has handled the cash moving from the US to Istanbul. In fact, this is the lion’s share of the money on which Phanar lives. The proceeds from small parishes in Turkey or Greece are minuscule compared with the money that comes from the rich Greek American community. It has made him the most important person in the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and given him unprecedented leverage over the hierarchy.”

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