Those ideas, along with his aversion to the Roman Catholic Church, brought upon Lucaris the hatred and persecution of the Jesuits and those in the Orthodox Church who favored a union with the Catholics.
Lukarese niisuguste ideede ja ka vaenulikkuse pärast roomakatoliku kiriku suhtes hakkasid jesuiidid ning katoliiklastega liitu toetavad õigeusklikud teda vihkama ja taga kiusama.