The Saint Euphrosynos Cafe

Dear Cyprian,

Thank- you very much! That's more of an answer than I've ever gotten before.

According to that then if it's accurate - Fr. Thomas Hopko is not quite right.

But neither was the Orthodox man I had my previous discussion with because he asserted that St. Peter was indeed a bishop ...

Dear Cyprian,

Thanks for the replies. I do appreciate it!

It seems though to me that the Greek word 'Episkope' from which bishop was derived had a different or at least a dual meaning back then... It used to mean basically 'overseer'... whereas eventually it meant & today it means specifically the ...

Hi again Catherine5,

I feel bad that you were kicked off a site - it shows how the World Orthodox have slid so far into compromise that you cannot say the obvious truth."

I wasn't kicked off... but I was bombarded w/ accusations of 'anti-Semitism'. They are steeped in Pharisaic propaganda.

It ...

Hi again Catherine5,

I feel bad that you were kicked off a site - it shows how the World Orthodox have slid so far into compromise that you cannot say the obvious truth."

I wasn't kicked off... but I was bombarded w/ accusations of 'anti-Semitism'. They are steeped in Pharisaic propaganda.

It ...

Hi again Catherine5,

I feel bad that you were kicked off a site - it shows how the World Orthodox have slid so far into compromise that you cannot say the obvious truth."

I wasn't kicked off... but I was bombarded w/ accusations of 'anti-Semitism'. They are steeped in Pharisaic propaganda.

It ...

I have a question. Was St. Peter the first Bishop of Rome?

Fr. Thomas Hopko, Dean Emeritus of St. Vladimir's Seminary says that none of the twelve (13 including St. Paul?) Apostles were actually Bishops.

I have been told that St. Peter is called a 'Bishop' in the acts of the Councils... but I've ...

Does anyone know the status of Mr. Kapner these days?

He claims to be with ROCOR... He calls himself a monk and signs his name as Brother Nathanael.

Is it true that he is not really a monk?

Have you all seen his new website here @ Real Zionist News ?

And what do you all make of his new site?