Josephites and Followers of Metropolitan Kirill (Smirnov) Speaking on Sobornost in Church Administration and on the Eucharistic unity of the Russian Church

Abstract

The article attempts to analyse and to compare the views of representatives of the two main branches of the rightist church opposition, Josephites’ and the followers of the Metropolitan Kirill (Smirnov), on the church policy of Metropolitan Sergius (Stragorodsky). The author demonstrates what exactly they considered as violations of the sobornost principle in Metropolitan Sergius’ church administration and why they broke Eucharistic communion with him.

Keywords

• metropolitan sergius' 1927 declaration
• rightist church opposition
• anti-sergianists movement
• the 'josephites'
• followers of metropolitan kirill (smirnov)
• eucharistic unity
• sobornost
• девларация митрополита сергия
• правая церковная оппозиция
• движение непоминающих
• иосифляне
• круг последователей митрополита кирилла (смирнова)
• евхаристическое единство
• соборность