tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post2268101085168765084..comments2024-03-22T11:37:52.668-05:00Comments on Byzantine, Texas: Copts issue message on heretical Pentecostal Atef Aziz groupByzantine, TXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845681957622343484noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-25823254184202988392016-06-06T08:02:06.445-05:002016-06-06T08:02:06.445-05:00Very strange. Maybe the best solution (by 123 abo...Very strange. Maybe the best solution (by 123 above)is to have the monk returned to his monastery for further investigation. This again shows why background checks are important for the good of the church as a whole.Steve_Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01700596373993979010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-27472456286322810952016-06-01T11:46:32.443-05:002016-06-01T11:46:32.443-05:00I wonder if he took the name Seraphim when he was ...I wonder if he took the name Seraphim when he was received into the Chalcedonian Orthodox Church (OCA) and then took the name Macarius when he was tonsured a rassophore. That would make the name changes less suspicious sounding.123https://www.blogger.com/profile/14514075641944568806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-70150638643043701852016-06-01T09:45:05.945-05:002016-06-01T09:45:05.945-05:00Oh lord.Oh lord.Byzantine, TXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845681957622343484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-91374578058730524062016-06-01T09:35:02.253-05:002016-06-01T09:35:02.253-05:00Sounds like Abp. Benjamin was not aware of his bac...Sounds like Abp. Benjamin was not aware of his background and may be recalling Aziz to his monastery:<br /><br />http://returntoorthodoxy.com/update-bishoy-andrawes-atef-aziz-st-marks-dc/123https://www.blogger.com/profile/14514075641944568806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-75333013638923916192016-06-01T09:33:41.814-05:002016-06-01T09:33:41.814-05:00According to a comment from a Coptic website back ...According to a comment from a Coptic website back in January, the former Atef Aziz is now a monk in the OCA:<br /><br />JANUARY 27, 2016 - 12:42 AM<br />Mariam Kaldas<br />Update from OCA:<br /><br />Fr. Andrew Smith from the office of Archbishop Benjamin, Archbishop of San Francisco and the West of the Orthodox Church of America (OCA) called me after checking the hard copy files.<br /><br />He confirmed that Atef Aziz/Meshreky/Fr. Seraphim entered the Monastery of St. John of San Francisco in 2014 as a lay person, and was tonsured a rassophore monk...<br /><br />Fr. Seraphim is a monk in OCA. According to Fr. Andrew he is now located in the greater Phoenix, AZ area and sometimes attends the OCA church of St. John the Evangelist Mission in Tempe, AZ with Rev. Andre Paez (Rector).123https://www.blogger.com/profile/14514075641944568806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-22891780878090754382016-06-01T09:12:37.383-05:002016-06-01T09:12:37.383-05:00Any more about "who has taken shelter within ...Any more about "who has taken shelter within the jurisdiction of the Orthodox Church in America" ??Palomnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02543658872512777512noreply@blogger.com