A Response to “On administering Holy Communion in a Time of a Plague”
This was sent to me and deserves a read. You can read the Calivas article here . We can all agree that we are living in unusual times. However, the nature and extent of the illness that we face, and the proper response of the Church, is a matter of much disagreement. We have seen various responses to the COVID-19 epidemic: calls to close our Churches as infectious vectors, and demands to open them as places of spiritual healing. Directives a) ordering the cessation of sacramental life as part of an effort to “flatten the curve,” and cries for access to the divine grace that flows forth from those very mysteries; b) calling for the restriction of “at-risk persons,” and serious questions about the validity of such controls, c) instructions to liturgists to wear personal protective equipment during the celebration of the divine services and the distribution of the holy Mysteries, and uncertainty about the fitness of such practices. Who has been championing what and on behalf of whom? The ...
Lord, have mercy.
ReplyDeleteThis is such an obvious propaganda piece. Lord have mercy on the suffering Ukrainians who are being used as a political bargaining chip.
ReplyDeleteThis is tragic; and voting regarding church affiliation based on secular government loyalties is a fundamental misunderstanding (and betrayal) of the Orthodox Faith. Patriarch Bartholomew will have much to answer for, given that he did not, and does not, have the authority to take churches, people, or property from the jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Moscow. He is responsible for introducing a schism. How can anyone possibly justify such a thing?
ReplyDeleteAs for the "recognition" of the Ukrainian schism by Secretary of State Pompeo, does anyone else believe that this is a craven act based on worldly politics, and is about as far from the Kingdom of Heaven as one can get? Lord, have mercy!
Sadly we’re witnessing a new Cold War, instigated by America, in which religious sabotage is being leveraged as much as financial and military options.
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