Can someone be saved in world Orthodoxy?

Q:  Fr. Seraphim Rose defined the Royal Path as a state of being uncompromising about matters of faith, but also having a loving Christian heart... Can someone be saved in world Orthodoxy?

A:  It may help to look at warm-hearted Christian love and uncompromising steadfastness in faith as "qualities" of the state of the Royal Path, rather than being the "state" itself.  If someone strives for these "qualities", then he is does himself a great favor, and to a degree he follows the Royal Path.  And truly this is the place to start.

But, this is not the whole story.  The state of the Royal path is more.  The actual state of the  Royal path is unity.  Unity with the Church in heaven first, then unity with Christ's precepts, and this unity manifests in a "Sisterhood"* shared by jurisdictions on the Royal Path.  We can see that the Royal Path applies to individuals, parishes/monasteries, and jurisdictions.  Not everything is black & white: Royal Path jurisdictions can contain world Orthodox individuals and vice versa.

*"Sisterhood" needs to be clarified as jurisdictions that are in full liturgical communion with each other AND who share the same dogma/theology.  World Orthodox are all in communion with each other, but to accomplish this they have had to make their differences in dogma/theology a "forbidden subject."

Can someone be saved in world Orthodoxy?

At this time, yes.  But as time goes on it will get harder and harder as world Orthodoxy descends further and further into apostasy.  Eventually, one stuck in world Orthodoxy who loves the Royal Path will not be able to bear being there.  Or else he will fall into world Orthodoxy himself and then be comfortable there.  Christ is still present in world Orthodoxy, but He is not pleased with the apostasy.  World Orthodoxy is a "sinking ship" but many will still be saved.

This analogy has been made by a Church Father: when a branch is cut from the vine, the existing fruit can still ripen, but no new fruit is produced.