Joel has videos ? I didn't know THAT ! Good for him.
So Pat Bartholomew has other offending images on the walls of churches ? Unbelievable !
A compete giveaway as to his inner self, about which we here have been speaking out for so long !
Where might Pat Kirill have appeared ? I think I remember something, but don't recall either.
The worst clearly are Pat Bartholomew's evidences of self-worship.
I still can't get over this latest example !
Of all the conceit to permit that to have been sculptured to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Greek Australian diocese, instead of a statue of a relevant Saint !
About the handing out of pictures of an Elder, it depends whether it's a TRUE Elder or a fake one. Several Optina Elders did give their spiritual children photos of themselves. Black and white, of course, from the 19th century.
But that was way different. There was no internet or easy printing of pictures.
So the pilgrims would have cherished these portrait studio cards, handed them down to their descendants as valuable heirlooms.
There might be some still floating around somewhere !
Today being the Vigil of Synaxis of Optina Elders, I just thought I would add that in here.
But for some contemporary fake-elder to do that today is, I agree with eish, very strange; even suspicious.
Who is that Fr Anastasios you mentioned, by the way, a New Calendar Greek "elder" ?
