[Charryith]

Do you mean, Herman, that we must obey those in authority over us always? Not so sure about that: 'I was only following orders'. Should Orthodox saints have obeyed an Arian patriarch? Of course, Patriarchs of Constantinople are in a very difficult position - they are beholden to western powers for their survival but does that lead to a kind of Sergianism? The successors to Patriarch Maximos know what happened to him!