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Re: Vatican: Anglicans must choose - Protestantism or tradition by Two Lungs 36 minutes 7 seconds ago

Originally Posted By: Memo Rodriguez

The Anglican Communion advertises itself as being, at the same time High-Church, Low-Church and Wide-Church. My main concern is not with the AC's height, but with its width.

Re: Father Hopko on the filioque by Apotheoun 37 minutes 9 seconds ago

Originally Posted By: Peter_BHi Apotheoun,

I have a pretty clear idea of your position on the theology, per se, of the filioque, but I'm not so clear about your take on Fr. Hopko's proposal.

Do you agree with him that the

Re: TEC/(P)ECUSA's Robinson - the Return... by Two Lungs 43 minutes 35 seconds ago

According to another thread on the forum, the Vatican wants the Anglicans to choose --- Protestantism or Tradition.

Apparently, they have chosen neither of the above, denying both Scripture and Apostolic Tradition.

They have cho

Re: Onion Dome on catechumens by Two Lungs 48 minutes 58 seconds ago

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Quote: "As a catechumen who is learning everything by the books, I really feel like it's my position to help those who were raised so ignorantly in the faith learn how to really live an Orthod

Re: TEC/(P)ECUSA's Robinson - the Return... by Athanasius The L Today at 02:02 PM

I think you have to realize that you're dealing with someone who is egomaniacal, and possibly suffers from delusions of grandeur. Suppose for a moment--for the sake of making a point--that his way of exegeting the various passages that prohibit same

Re: Father Hopko on the filioque by Peter_B Today at 01:53 PM

Originally Posted By: johnzonarasNext he notes,"That includes the filioque as a truth of Catholic teaching and a defined, immutable dogmatic part of the faith as defined at two ecumenical councils." I will be charitable and assume he has forgo

Re: Onion Dome on catechumens by Terry Bohannon Today at 01:40 PM

That is great!

Re: ANABAPTISM OF A FORMER GREEK CATHOLIC FAITHFUL IN GREECE II by Administrator Today at 01:13 PM

Originally Posted By: FranciscoWhile some people in this forum ask for probes that unfortunately I can not provide you with (actually I am not in Greece, and obvioully I was not present at the baptism, the word of my former parish priest, wha

Re: TEC/(P)ECUSA's Robinson - the Return... by nicholas Today at 12:38 PM

Originally Posted By: maxpercy00All these other things aside, I always wondered how someone whom is divorced, like Mr. Robinson, got to be a bishop?

That sort of thing can happen in a Church that takes no notice of Scripture or Trad

Re: TEC/(P)ECUSA's Robinson - the Return... by Byzantine TX Today at 12:37 PM

His interview with Terry Gross's Fresh Air (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89659417) made me so upset I had to stop the feed more than once. Highlights...

1. He doesn't feel he even "needs" to pray as he feels he's so

Onion Dome on catechumens by Byzantine TX Today at 12:25 PM

Quite funny... http://www.theoniondome.com/2008/05/guest/

Re: ANABAPTISM OF A FORMER GREEK CATHOLIC FAITHFUL IN GREECE II by Francisco Today at 12:14 PM

While some people in this forum ask for probes that unfortunately I can not provide you with (actually I am not in Greece, and obvioully I was not present at the baptism, the word of my former parish priest, wha had the baptism certificate in his ha

Re: TEC/(P)ECUSA's Robinson - the Return... by maxpercy00 Today at 12:04 PM

All these other things aside, I always wondered how someone whom is divorced, like Mr. Robinson, got to be a bishop?

Re: ANABAPTISM OF A FORMER GREEK CATHOLIC FAITHFUL IN GREECE II by A Simple Sinner Today at 11:57 AM

Originally Posted By: Halia12I read French and having read the article, I still say it is "hearsay".
The name of the person supposedly "rebaptised" is not given or the name of the Greek Orthodox priest, the name of the Greek Orthodox Churc

Re: TEC/(P)ECUSA's Robinson - the Return... by Terry Bohannon Today at 11:41 AM

"Unashamedly gay and unashamedly Christian"

That is obvious. We must not be responsible for our actions, even when we are not responsible for all of our propensities. Having the propensity to sin doesn't justify sinning.

Terry

Re: Holy Father praises vitalitty of the Melkite Church by Philippe Gebara Today at 11:40 AM

- Address of His Beatitude Patriarch Gregorios III to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI (strangely, the English version has more things than the French original one!):
http://www.pgc-lb.org/english/News2_Visite_Rome_English.html

- Gifts

Re: Father Hopko on the filioque by johnzonaras Today at 11:06 AM

As a member of the EOC, I will respond to Robster's comments because me thinks he doth protest too much and takes too much of a hard line. I am sure he meant to say in the first paragraph ""I think Fr. Hopko's suggestion, as well intended as it may

Re: Holy Father praises vitalitty of the Melkite Church by Philippe Gebara Today at 10:48 AM

Ah, I understood. I'll wait very anxiously for your editing, Jack!

Amadeus, you can see the photo in the following link I created (the Vatican Journal has already modified its webpage):
http://br.geocities.com/phik_lippe/papapatriarca

Re: Father Hopko on the filioque by Peter_B Today at 10:42 AM

Originally Posted By: ApotheounThe Spirit receives His eternal subsistent being (i.e., His hypostasis) solely from the Father by ekporeusis; while as energy, but not as person, the Spirit is made manifest, both temporally and eternally, from th

Re: Holy Father praises vitalitty of the Melkite Church by Amadeus Today at 10:29 AM

Originally Posted By: Philippe GebaraVery good, Jack! Thanks for sharing.

But I didn't understand what you said about the video cameras. Did someone recorded in video the celebration? Where can we see?

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A p

2. Faith & Worship

Re: A Contradiction in Church Teaching? by griego catolico Today at 10:10 AM

Yes, in fact the Catholic Church encourages the Assyrian Church to include the Institution Narrative when there are Chaldean Catholics attending an Assyrian liturgy.

The following quote is from the Guidelines for Admission to the Euchar

Re: ANABAPTISM OF A FORMER GREEK CATHOLIC FAITHFUL IN GREECE II by Halia12 Today at 10:07 AM

I read French and having read the article, I still say it is "hearsay".
The name of the person supposedly "rebaptised" is not given or the name of the Greek Orthodox priest, the name of the Greek Orthodox Church or the date of the baptism. Nor

Re: TEC/(P)ECUSA's Robinson - the Return... by Our Lady's slave Today at 09:07 AM

I have been sitting here holding myself in check .

I really can't post - no matter how I dressed it up in 'polite' language I'd be banned within seconds of posting.

I'll leave my comments to your imagination

Re: TEC/(P)ECUSA's Robinson - the Return... by theophan Today at 09:06 AM

Father David:

Christ is Risen!! Indeed He is Risen!!
Father bless!!

I have often wondered if I'd fallen into some kind of Twilight Zone when I here or read these kinds of arguments. Then I reread this: