European-American University Degree Mill

[Stanislav]

Thank you for bringing up this little oddity. John Kersey AKA His Serehe Highness, Beatitude and Royal Majesty Mar Edmundus III, Prince-Abbott and Mukungu of the Ancient Abbey-Principality of San Luigi, Prince of Miensk, Vilna and All Byelorussia, Patriarch-Catholicos of the West etc., etc., etc. is probably the most creative of all the mill operators out there. The amount of effort he expends in creating elaborate backstories of all the entities he leads is a marvel to behold.

And yet, most of them jump from this or that lineage to another...and then suddenly, the Prince-Abbott has 'inherited' the order, university, society, or whatever he is claiming ownership of.

Thank you, Stanislav. If I'd read the home page, I'd have seen His Mukungu-ship Kersey's name and saved myself a lot of bother. Unfortunately I went right to Pythagoras U. His name isn't on that page. So - thanks for mentioning- and we're in complete agreement. Messdiener... have you anything to say, here?

I can't verify any of the fellow's claims, but he's certainly a colourful fellow. But unlike a lot of vagantes, I don't see him outright claiming to be Roman Catholic or Orthodox, so that's a nice change. Rather, he's simply descended from a bunch of other Churches and has inherited his authority over others, as the stories go.

Yes, his narratives do have this jumpy quality to them. Probably because he seeks to bring up as many historical facts and documents as possible to back up claims none of these facts and documents actually back up. In the end, it's a story that feels persuasive but ultimately doesn't prove anything. Like a good speculative fiction, say a Dan Brown novel. Kersey should exchange his San Juan de la Cruz doctorate for a legitimate MFA in fiction writing, the man earned it.
I think he claims that his entities are Orthodox, Catholic, Old Catholic, and continuing Anglican, all at the same time and while being in full communion. He has great regard for historical flourish, not so much for consistency.
I wonder if all his efforts are just sections on his website. He runs multiple "schools": are those active degree milling operations, or just virtual entities he can be a "Professor" and "President" at? Various Orders: does he actively recruit members (read: sells awards)? Or is it enough to just BE a Grand Poobah and Royal Protector?