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by Joseph D
Sat 24 April 2004 10:33 am
Forum: World Orthodox, Heretical, and Vagante Jurisdictions
Topic: Schismatic Blessing
Replies: 5
Views: 2335

Canon 32: That one must not accept the blessings of heretics, which are rather misfortunes rather than blessings. Canon 33: That one must not join in prayer with heretics or schismatics. Thanks, Nicholas. Just one question: Among the two givens above, are "heretic" and "schismatic&qu...
by Joseph D
Fri 23 April 2004 11:35 am
Forum: World Orthodox, Heretical, and Vagante Jurisdictions
Topic: Schismatic Blessing
Replies: 5
Views: 2335

Schismatic Blessing

What is the teaching on receiving a blessing from a Schismatic cleric?

Would you ask a blessing of a "World Orthodoxy" priest?

Do you think it a sin?

My opinion on this is completely blank.

Sincerely:
Joseph

by Joseph D
Fri 23 April 2004 11:31 am
Forum: Sacred Scripture
Topic: God in the Bible
Replies: 5
Views: 1344

St. Paul's Epistle to Hebrews is also a good one.

In Christ,
Joseph

by Joseph D
Fri 23 April 2004 11:26 am
Forum: World Orthodox, Heretical, and Vagante Jurisdictions
Topic: The New Monophysites
Replies: 48
Views: 13922

Such semantics. It is such a tragedy to think that what was at first little more than an Alexandrian power grab -- a sort of Ptolemaic jubilee -- to ford headlong against the Catholic and Imperial tide of Rome and Constantinople should have led to such ultimatum. So the question now is whether Chris...
by Joseph D
Wed 21 April 2004 10:26 am
Forum: World Orthodox, Heretical, and Vagante Jurisdictions
Topic: GOA now tonsuring women as clergy?
Replies: 152
Views: 48989

Even if the top photo were of a woman being tonsured as clergy, I am not certain it would mean trouble in heaven.
You see, the Orthodox Church holds a rite for Deaconesses,
Traditionally speaking-- now how ironic is that?

Sincerely:
Joseph

by Joseph D
Wed 21 April 2004 10:16 am
Forum: World Orthodox, Heretical, and Vagante Jurisdictions
Topic: Bart accepts popes apology??
Replies: 5
Views: 1608

One might be interested in the critical notes of John Ruskin relating to St. Mark's cathedral in Venice: In brief, he determines the structure to be essentially Byzantine though he interates that this does not mean any work was done by Greeks. He describes it as a treasure heap of gold and and foami...
by Joseph D
Tue 13 April 2004 9:32 pm
Forum: Praxis
Topic: Easter rocket war hits Greek isle
Replies: 6
Views: 2165

Must we criticize the Hellenes? Russians are world renowned for their alcoholism, and there is even a youthful vanguard of hardy beer drinkers in Russia today! But what about the VODKA? Copper dragon and all that... ? Easter liquor story from Russia with love?

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