The Saint Euphrosynos Cafe

Fr Joseph, I think you may be overreacting a little. I know Leonidas to be normally a very polite person, so if he addressed you by the wrong title I'm sure it's an innocent mistake. Also, I'm not sure what was inflammatory about the passage you quoted, where you said he was using inflammatory lang...

Mr. Suiaden, My original point was that the commemoration of a bishop is not a mere formality. I agree: one cannot just use a bishop’s "name" in order to "achieve" valid sacraments. It is the recognition of his authority--even if only provisional in nature--and a declaration of b...

Actually, such a pro forma route would seem the safest: the alternative would be to commemorate "all Orthodox Bishops" ... If, as you correctly point out, the source of all things in the Church is the Bishop, then such a pro forma commemoration would be mandatory. You do realize that you ...

A) Ecclesiologically, there is a problem in claiming that the commemoration of a bishop is merely of instrumental value or that it is done pro forma --a position that approaches a "magical" understanding of the Church and liturgy. On the contrary, the bishop is the beginning and end of al...

Jonathan, I have a few comments germane to your post. A) Ecclesiologically, there is a problem in claiming that the commemoration of a bishop is merely of instrumental value or that it is done pro forma --a position that approaches a "magical" understanding of the Church and liturgy. On th...

A linguistic comment: The reference to "spermatic" in VM's letter is an undue misinterpretation of an interlinear comment on one of VM's articles by Bishop Photios of Marathon circulated privately by email. The comment is that the Serbian TOC is in a "spermatic state"; that is, i...

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