154: Metropolitan PHILIP Saliba - On the Record

The past few years have seen their controversies within the Self
Ruled Antiochian Archdiocese of North America. On September 30,
2010, Kevin Allen and John Maddex traveled to Englewood, NJ to
visit the headquarters of the Antiochian Archdiocese and the home
of it’s Archbishop Metropolitan Philip Saliba. Our purpose was to
seek clarification on several key areas that have become a concern
to many, and fodder for the blogosphere. His Eminence warmly
welcomed us and gave Kevin the freedom to ask any question he
thought would be helpful to our audience in understanding several
critical issues. There were four specific topics we wanted him to
address: 1. The meaning and future of self rule in the Antiochian
Archdiocese. 2. The status of the Bishops in North America and the
meaning as well as the ramifications of the title “Auxiliary
Bishop.” 3. The finances of the Antiochian Archdiocese and in
particular the status of an audit. 4. The view point of His
Eminence on the Episcopal Assembly, SCOBA, and the future of
Administrative Unity in North America. We have left the
Metropolitan’s remarks intact and unedited to make them available
to the audience for their own evaluation and conclusions. This
episode provides the entire interview. If you are interested in
listening to the individual topics, we have also divided it up into
4 sections and those are available on The Illumined Heart page of
Ancient Faith Radio. A free transcript is also available.