The efforts of World Orthodoxy to infiltrate every place where traces of True Orthodoxy still remain, and “help” re-write the teachings of the Holy Fathers are relentless and omnipresent. We have seen how for example many passages in various books published by the Platina Monastery in recent years have had entire paragraphs removed or re-written to be more friendly towards the World Orthodoxy.

We would like to present you another instance, this time in a book printed in Romania titled “New confessions about Father Arsenie Boca” (Noi marturii despre parintele Arsenie Boca).

On page 78 there is a short paragraph presumably about someone asking Fr Arsenie if it was possible for an Orthodox believer to pray to Catholic saints, to which Fr Arsenie allegedly replied “sure, but do not forget the Orthodox saints as well”.

Fr Arsenie surely would have never said anything like that, on the contrary he is well known for saying this about the heresy of the Ecumenism:

http://www.credo.ro/ecumenism.php

Ecumenismul? Erezia tuturor ereziilor! Caderea Bisericii prin slujitorii ei. Cozile de topor ale apuslui. Numai putregaiul cade din Biserica Ortodoxa, fie ei: arhierei, preoti de mir, calugari sau mireni, inapoi la Sfanta Traditie, la Dogmele si Canoanele Sfintilor Parinti ale celor sapte Soboare Ecumenice, altfel la iad cu arhierei cu tot. Fereasca Dumnezeu!

meaning…

The Ecumenism? The heresy of all heresies! The falling away of the Church through its clergy – the hatchet-men of the West. Only rottenness falls away from the Church, be it through hierarchs, priests, monks or ordinary people ! Back to the Holy Tradition and to the Orthodox Church Dogma established by the Seven Ecumenical Councils, or else to Hell will all of them! God forbid ever joining into this heresy !

We can only assume that such an attempt is being made in order to exploit the wrong belief of some who see Fr Arsenie Boca’s depiction of Francis of Assisi amongst the saints in his prophetic painting at the Draganescu Church in Romania, as an indication that he recognized the Catholic saints.

Few are interested to ever dig into the facts and understand the circumstances of total surveillance he was being subjected to at all times by the communist regime during the latter part of his life. Fr Arsenie was even being forbidden to talk to anyone, so the only way for him to convey his prophetic messages was through the paintings he did at Draganescu. Here is what Fr Arsenie was really trying to say:

The charismatic revival movement has infected the Romanian Orthodox Church