Mediafax, Bucharest, 04.01.2021:
- A world premiere event held online has become a Romanian success
- High quality international participation, with an extremely clear message
- Romania to take over the presidency of the World Scottish Rite Conference in Asuncion on July 10-17, 2021
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In normal times, the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Romania used to hold its National Session at the end of December. It was always an opportunity to assert its status, but also to confirm, not only by the number and quality of guests arriving in Bucharest from the country and the world, the respect and brilliance enjoyed by Romanian Freemasonry abroad. The sanitary conditions of 2020 could only temporarily interrupt this tradition. But like many other activities, "Scottish" Freemasonry has moved to the Internet. The Romanians kept their quality of hosts, but they organized the meeting online, on Zoom.
What appeared to be a breakdown, however, proved to be a great success. 44 Supreme Councils from around the world took part. No less than 37 countries were represented at the highest level (by the Sovereign Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite in that country), to which are added seven more countries which, according to diplomatic custom, have sent letters of success, unable to participate due to objective reasons. Many delegations were composed of three or even five representatives of the respective Supreme Council. Without exception, the foreigners were impressed by the initiative, organization and quality of the event. On the occasion of this informal online world summit, the internet speed with which we like to brag even used Romania's image in the world.
Beyond the emotional and empathic speeches, the Scottish Rite in Romania naturally received assurances of fraternal recognition and support in internal conflict from all the Supreme Councils in the world, from Washington, Moscow, London, Berlin, Tel Aviv or Paris, Rome. , Istanbul and up to Johannesburg, Brasilia and others. As a confirmation for the Sovereign Grand Commander Stelian Nistor, an intervention came from Paraguay: after the delays generated by the pandemic, it is confirmed the organization of the event where Romania will take over the presidency of the World Scottish Rite Conference, in Asuncion, on July 10-17, 2021.
Precisely to prevent Romania's participation, which he perceives distorted as a crime of lezmajestate against him and a personal insult, Radu Bălănescu - who had already lost the 2018 elections for the position of secretary of the Grand Lodge Conference - chose to act according the motto "according to me, the flood". He blindly threw himself into a long line of unconstitutional abuses, which not only brought him dismissal and exclusion, but also put Romania on the brink of diplomatic and moral quarantine in the world organization. All in the most "mioritic" way possible: not understanding that it is not about people, but about the international prestige of Romania, the "shepherd" Bălănescu could not stand that "kiss" Nistor should be offered such an honor, so, " at sunset… ”
Trying to transform Romanian Freemasonry from a fraternity into a "divine right" oligarchy, Bălănescu not only divided an organization rebuilt through three decades of collective efforts, but unfortunately brought it to the brink of losing international recognition. Or, in Freemasonry - a structure that is defined as a universal chain, the recognition of each link is an essential factor.
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The online event of the Scottish Rite in Romania remains an important date for Romanian Masons, as it confirmed that the Dâmboviţa innovations of a single individual, no matter how determined to seize power, cannot overturn the clear and time-tested rules of a world organization. centuries old. Translated into Romanian, Radu Bălănescu was unanimously and firmly told that "the water passes, the stones remain". And for the Masons, the stones are loaded with immense symbolic significance.
The full article is on the Mediafax website: Romanian Freemasonry comes out of isolation
