Aug 29, 2015 EP Synaxis Address Pushes Ecumenism

[Maria]

“Those of our forefathers from whom we inherited this separation were the unfortunate victims of the serpent who is the origin of all evils; they are already in the hands of God, the righteous judge…And these men, being the causes for the schism, are now in the hands of God, the righteous judge.” (Address of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to the Papal Delegation at the Patronal Feast of the Phanar, Nov. 30, 1998; cited in: Community of Mt. Athos – Karyae, “Open letter from the Athonite Monks to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew”, 11th/24th May 1999)

Is Pat. Bartholomew attacking St. Mark as being beguiled by the serpent?

[Barbara]

Thanks for bringing this to our attention here, Maria. I would never have seen this document otherwise.

The meme was FUNNY ! Clever.

So he thinks that the intermarriage with non-Orthodox is right ?

[Justin Kolodziej]

“Those of our forefathers from whom we inherited this separation were the unfortunate victims of the serpent who is the origin of all evils; they are already in the hands of God, the righteous judge…And these men, being the causes for the schism, are now in the hands of God, the righteous judge.” (Address of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to the Papal Delegation at the Patronal Feast of the Phanar, Nov. 30, 1998; cited in: Community of Mt. Athos – Karyae, “Open letter from the Athonite Monks to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew”, 11th/24th May 1999)

Is Pat. Bartholomew attacking St. Mark as being beguiled by the serpent?

Not just St. Mark, all the Holy Fathers of the Holy Ecumenical Councils!! For all of them separated heretics from the Church, or more accurately declared the heretics had falsified the Faith and therefore separated themselves from the Church. Now Pat. Bartholomew dares to declare all those of like mind diabolical. May the Lord God judge between him and them!