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by RaphaCam
Wed 9 May 2018 9:46 pm
Forum: World Orthodox, Heretical, and Vagante Jurisdictions
Topic: ROCOR was ecumenist from the beginning
Replies: 51
Views: 14337

Re: ROCOR was ecumenist from the beginning

Even though ROCOR was in communion with the New Calendarists, this doesn't make them ecumenist. The majority of ROCOR parishes (excluding parishes like the ROCA in Hobart Tasmania which has concelebrated with the World Orthodox since 1973) refused to give communion to the New Calendarists . Like th...
by RaphaCam
Wed 9 May 2018 9:43 pm
Forum: Inquiring into Orthodoxy
Topic: Why was the Gospel of St Barnabas cut?
Replies: 20
Views: 29025

Re: Why was the Gospel of St Barnabas cut?

St. Barnabas never wrote this, it's a very late sectarian work, chronologically much nearer to us than to St. Barnabas, do not be deceived.

by RaphaCam
Wed 9 May 2018 9:40 pm
Forum: Religious, Moral, and Ethical Topics
Topic: Is Francis the Worst Pope Ever?
Replies: 62
Views: 53895

Re: Is Francis the Worst Pope Ever?

Francis is, IMHO, just how Popes will look in the long run if the world lasts enough for that. The evil seeds of the Papacy started long ago and were slowly built up over time until everything exploded under Paul VI. He was definitely far more ruptural than Francis, but many other should be blamed s...
by RaphaCam
Wed 9 May 2018 9:27 pm
Forum: Praxis
Topic: On the separation of sexes at church
Replies: 9
Views: 16611

Re: On the separation of sexes at church

I believe my parish (in the Polish Orthodox Church) used to do that, it became obsolete, but men and women still split when going to communion, or cross veneration and antidoron. I heard the local Old Calendarist parish still does it, though, but, on the other hand, their women are unveiled. What j...
by RaphaCam
Thu 15 March 2018 3:14 am
Forum: Praxis
Topic: On the separation of sexes at church
Replies: 9
Views: 16611

Re: On the separation of sexes at church

I believe my parish (in the Polish Orthodox Church) used to do that, it became obsolete, but men and women still split when going to communion, or cross veneration and antidoron. I heard the local Old Calendarist parish still does it, though, but, on the other hand, their women are unveiled.

by RaphaCam
Thu 15 March 2018 3:11 am
Forum: Praxis
Topic: How is Traditional Orthodox Christianity lived in Eastern Europe?
Replies: 2
Views: 8732

Re: How is Traditional Orthodox Christianity lived in Eastern Europe?

I was just wondering if Old Calendarist groups might still have whole towns or even regions under them or if they would mostly represent niche things, just like Orthodoxy in general is niche in the West (maybe with the exception of parts of Guatemala). The Brazilian city I was referring to is Campos...
by RaphaCam
Wed 8 November 2017 2:07 am
Forum: Inquiring into Orthodoxy
Topic: Square Halo?
Replies: 9
Views: 3345

Re: Square Halo?

This is a mosaic of Pope St. John VII. this must have been more commonplace back then though this is the only example I've seen so far. I would like to go slightly off topic here, The article posted suggests that the halo has pagan roots, do you believe this? the author says that the only mention o...