On the problem of Ethnophyletism: a historical study. Part IV

The Holy and Great Council on Crete, 2016 has risen an important issue of Ethnophyletism. Russian, Georgian, Bulgarian, and Antiochian Orthodox Churches delegations were not present at the Great Council and were criticized for Ethnophyletism at the plenary session. The heresy of ethnophyletism was announced by the Council of Constantinople in 1872. Now we can see that it became essential nowadays. The article tells about the origin of this heresy and whether the Ethnophyletism may be decided to be the heresy. Basing on the archival documents the fourth part of the paper describes further development of the Church conflict after the Russian-Turkish War of 1877-78 and summarizes the results of the research.