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by Isaakos
Wed 25 February 2015 4:57 pm
Forum: Anathemas: Past and Current Heresies
Topic: The THREE confessions of 1935
Replies: 1
Views: 16758

The THREE confessions of 1935

1935 Confession to the State Church of Greece
Another 1935 Confession of Faith

"To the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of Greece

It is well known among the members of the Hierarchy of Greece that we have always been opposed to its views regarding the substitution of ecclesiastical calendar for ...
by Isaakos
Tue 24 February 2015 2:24 pm
Forum: Anathemas: Past and Current Heresies
Topic: St Ignatius Brianchaninov on Anathema
Replies: 1
Views: 16330

St Ignatius Brianchaninov on Anathema

Taken from his homily on the Sunday of Orthodoxy:
http://orthodoxy1982.blogspot.com/2015/02/st-ignatius-brianchaninov-on-anathema.html?m=1

The word anathema means severance, rejection. When the Church anathematizes a teaching, it means that that teaching contains blasphemy against the Holy Spirit ...
by Isaakos
Thu 19 February 2015 11:50 am
Forum: Theology and Tradition
Topic: Can icons representing the Father be venerated?
Replies: 28
Views: 76666

Can icons representing the Father be venerated?

Yes, Western Icons in the cell of St-Mathew the New Confessor. This fact says all !!

But we do have to ask FR. Nilos: although we can venerate the Icon of the Trinity, is it PREFERRED? Would it not be better if these icons which have a Latin influence are eventually phased out? Or if people ...
by Isaakos
Tue 17 February 2015 3:36 am
Forum: Liturgics and Mysteries
Topic: Bishop Matthew on Frequent Communion
Replies: 7
Views: 32509

Re: Bishop Matthew on Frequent Communion

I have been recently reading some things about Metropolitan Kyrikos regarding communion. Although he came from the same synod he seems to have completely discarded Bishop Matthew's position.
He seems to believe that frequent communion is a bad thing for the laity, and makes it very difficult to ...
by Isaakos
Mon 16 February 2015 6:36 pm
Forum: Theology and Tradition
Topic: Indulgences
Replies: 3
Views: 20001

Re: Indulgences

http://orthodoxwiki.org/Absolution_Certificates

A good brief description here. I think is it almost the same
Article?

by Isaakos
Fri 13 February 2015 2:39 pm
Forum: Heterodox Groupings / Debate
Topic: Why ROCOR was not enough.
Replies: 0
Views: 1390

Why ROCOR was not enough.

a letter by Fr Epiphanios (Anthony) Chernov:


[quote]THE WAY OF THE TRUE CHURCH OF CHRIST

[list]"And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein, But the court which is without the ...
by Isaakos
Fri 13 February 2015 3:01 am
Forum: Anathemas: Past and Current Heresies
Topic: 1935 Formation of GOC & Anathama of New Calendarists
Replies: 0
Views: 14321

1935 Formation of GOC & Anathama of New Calendarists

A question was recently asked about the history of the GOC back in 1935.

"How could hieromonk Matthew receive the three bishops from the state Church if it was truly schismatic in 1935? As a priest he could not give them their orders, and if they were schismatics, they would have been laymen? SO ...