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by haralampopoulosjc
Sat 18 October 2025 5:36 pm
Forum: Monasteries and the Monastic Life
Topic: The New Holy Mountain Fathers
Replies: 41
Views: 9946

Re: The New Holy Mountain Fathers

Version 4, with some additional information about the Slavic presence on Mount Athos

by haralampopoulosjc
Thu 9 October 2025 10:02 pm
Forum: True Orthodox Christian Churches
Topic: Let's be honest about ROCOR
Replies: 16
Views: 3870

Re: Let's be honest about ROCOR

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Pre-union ROCOR concelebrating with Serbian Bishop Amfilohije. Notice Metropolitan Agafangel in the back.

by haralampopoulosjc
Tue 7 October 2025 1:46 pm
Forum: Heterodox Groupings / Debate
Topic: Thoughts on these MP Elders?
Replies: 1
Views: 1084

Thoughts on these MP Elders?

Elder Seraphim of Vyritsa (+1949): Never left the MP and praised Patriarch Alexy I.

Fr. Lawrence of Chernigov (+1950): Was a catacomb priest from 1927-1945, but after the Red Armie's reoccupation of Ukrainian territory, he recognized the election of Patriarch Alexy I, and went under the omophorion ...
by haralampopoulosjc
Sun 5 October 2025 7:15 am
Forum: Heterodox Groupings / Debate
Topic: Timeline of Roman Catholic Innovations
Replies: 8
Views: 1813

Re: Timeline of Roman Catholic Innovations


No, Western Orthodox used leavened bread for the most part, but a few places in the West started following the Armenian heretics and using unleavened bread. By the time of the schism, leavened bread in the West was still a majority use but Popes had begun to mandate unleavened bread.


Is there a ...
by haralampopoulosjc
Sat 4 October 2025 1:32 pm
Forum: Heterodox Groupings / Debate
Topic: Timeline of Roman Catholic Innovations
Replies: 8
Views: 1813

Re: Timeline of Roman Catholic Innovations


Extremely interesting facts !
A big help !

What was the reason given for the removal of the rood screens ?

And for the changing of the direction of the sign of the cross ?

What is azymes, though ?


Rood screens: I haven't read the exact minutes of the council, but it was supposedly to ...
by haralampopoulosjc
Thu 2 October 2025 7:40 am
Forum: Heterodox Groupings / Debate
Topic: Timeline of Roman Catholic Innovations
Replies: 8
Views: 1813

Re: Timeline of Roman Catholic Innovations

Clerical celibacy (First imposed in the Roman church during the papacy of Leo IX, 11th century)