EP calls different Paschal dates a "scandal"
( Orthodox Times ) - Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew extended in his homily his heartfelt wishes to all the non-Orthodox Christians who celebrated the Holy Easter on Sunday, March 31, after presiding over the Sunday Divine Liturgy at the Church of Saint Theodore of the Community of Vlanga. “On this day, the timeless message of the Resurrection resonates more profoundly than ever, as our non-Orthodox Christian brethren and sisters commemorate the resurrection of our Lord from the dead, celebrating Holy Easter. We have already sent our representatives to all the Christian Communities of the confessions here, to extend our heartfelt wishes of the Holy Great Church of Christ and our Patriarchal congratulations. But also from this position we extend a heartfelt greeting of love to all Christians around the world who celebrate Holy Easter today. We beseech the Lord of Glory that the forthcoming Easter celebration next year will not merely be a fortuitous occurrence, but rather the beginning...
If you do nothing else watch the last 3 minutes (the last question and answer)...
ReplyDeleteJake, I took your advice. The tail end was excellent. Thanks for the tip.
DeleteWell, I take that back - don't listen to the man:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/patriarch-kirill-fidel-castro-orthodoxy/
Seems he is a Big....Fat....Hypocrite. The rascal in me hopes some day to meet him or EP/Archbishop Demitrios (of GOA)/etc. In this world we don't know much, but we know that these men have traded their souls for the world (or in these cases, church buildings). I would like to ask them what that is like - what does it *mean* to live like that?