ROCOR Bishops Weigh in on Fr. Peter Heers and Sr. Vassa

In this episode, we take a closer look at the canonical and oversight status of several influential voices within contemporary Orthodox and Anglican communities: Fr. Peter Heers, Sr. Vassa Larin, Fr. Calvin Robinson, and the YouTuber and commentator Jay Dyer.

00:00 Introductory comments
01:42 The ROCOR bishops
02:34 Giving credit where credit is due
04:47 ROCOR's judgement on Sr. Vassa
08:05 Who is Sr. Vassa?
10:35 Sr. Vassa's response to the ROCOR bishops
17:19 Who is Fr. Peter Heers?
19:10 ROCOR's judgement on Fr. Peter Heers
22:00 Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops on Fr. Peter Heers
24:32 Fr. Peter Heers' response to the Bishops
26:40 Orthodox Ethos claims Heers has a bishop
30:15 Fr. Calvin Robinson's Ordination
31:06 Who is Fr. Calvin Robinson?
32:34 Robinson's previous history with other communities
37:47 Bishop Sutton revokes his license for Robinson
42:22 Isn't the magisterium supposed to discipline people?
43:09 Who is Jay Dyer?
44:48 Jay Dyer's claim that Metropolitan Hilarion endorses him
45:55 Metropolitan Hilarion's letter about Jay Dyer
50:17 Jay Dyer on the importance of episcopal oversight
54:21 Catholics vs. Orthodox on church discipline
55:40 The need for episcopal oversight of online figures
56:40 A commenter lives and Michael corrects him
58:40 Michael answers live audience questions
1:09:04 Concluding comments

ROCOR's judgement: https://synod.com/synod/eng2025/20250516_ensynodlondoncommunique.html

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