Is Emigration Forbidden or Permissible?

Is Emigration Forbidden or Permissible?
Question
Is emigration forbidden or permissible?
Answer
Emigration is not forbidden. However, it must first be ensured that the person who will emigrate is going to a country where he can live a sound spiritual life, find an Orthodox Church and an Orthodox priest, and be able to partake of the Church Sacraments.
But to emigrate to a country where he cannot worship God properly would expose him to the risk of losing his relationship with God, unless he will travel from time to time to a country where there is a church…
Nevertheless, this situation is unstable…
And what about raising his children religiously in the bosom of the Church?!
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