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.
Gagasan - gagasan Lucaris, ditambah perasaan antipatinya terhadap Gereja Katolik Roma, membuatnya dibenci dan dianiaya oleh kaum Yesuit serta kalangan Gereja Ortodoks yang lebih suka bersatu dengan umat Katolik.