Russian Orthodox wish happy Easter to other churches...

[Maria]

...of course, with our friends and family, who wants to be rude and spoil their Easter events. It ultimately doesn't win any points to bring up the matter of the "real Easter", ie, Holy Pascha. On the other hand, I think the real concern that is brought about Patriarch Alexis' letter is precisely that he is supposed to be an Orthodox bishop defending the Faith. If he greets the Pope about Easter, and can write about the "risen Christ" before Pascha, what does this say about him? In my opinion this is not just about simple courtesy. It is more of the disease of ecumenism in a certain way. How can one speak of the risen Christ while the Church is in Lent?

Nectarios

Additionally -

Every Sunday during Lent we celebrate the Resurrection of Christ during the Divine Liturgy. This is why the Presanctified Liturgy is used during the week and not the Divine Liturgy.

[OrthodoxyOrDeath]

Additionally -

Every Sunday during Lent we celebrate the Resurrection of Christ during the Divine Liturgy. This is why the Presanctified Liturgy is used during the week and not the Divine Liturgy.

Yes, but the entire point is, is this what common Roman Catholics have in mind when they read the words of Alexy? Of course not. What they are hearing is a so-called Orthodox Patriarch telling them they are fine where they are, what they believe, what they are practicing, ect.

In fact, this is ecumenism at its worse. And now that the Pope is dying, we can reflect what this "Patriarch" has done.

[Maria]

Additionally -

Every Sunday during Lent we celebrate the Resurrection of Christ during the Divine Liturgy. This is why the Presanctified Liturgy is used during the week and not the Divine Liturgy.

Yes, but the entire point is, is this what common Roman Catholics have in mind when they read the words of Alexy? Of course not. What they are hearing is a so-called Orthodox Patriarch telling them they are fine where they are, what they believe, what they are practicing, ect.

In fact, this is ecumenism at its worse. And now that the Pope is dying, we can reflect what this "Patriarch" has done.

The Pope has died.

[OrthodoxyOrDeath]

I sure hope the Pope did not have doctors telling him all along that he was fine, and that he just had a minor cold...quack doctors like this would lose their licenses in a second. But spiritual "doctors" like this are considered tolerant, pleasant, and nice people.

[1937 Miraculous Cross]

Maria said:

Every Sunday during Lent we celebrate the Resurrection of Christ during the Divine Liturgy. This is why the Presanctified Liturgy is used during the week and not the Divine Liturgy.

Anastasios said:

Because Christ is always Risen. We go through the cycles of the Church, but for Christ it is eternal and outside of time.

I think you missed my point. My comments about congratulating the Pope with the words, "risen Christ", is showing the problem with the Gregorian Calendar. Heresies and schisms aside, how can one church celebrate the "risen Christ" while the rest of the Church is in Lent? this is precisely why the fixing of Holy Pascha was done at the 1st Ecumenical council. (Certainly, the Church knows that Christ is eternal and "always Risen".) Our Orthodox leaders should be correcting others when they are in error, not supporting their errors.

in Christ,
nectarios