Pan-Orthodox anti-heresy conference held

(Orthodox Times) - The Pan-Orthodox Conference of Authorized Orthodox Churches and Sacred Metropolises on matters of Heresies and Para-religion will take place in Zoga Elliniko Argos, by decision of the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece and under the auspices of Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and all Greece.

The Conference will preoccupy itself with the topic “Aspects of the mystery of iniquity. Αnti-Trinitarian – Occult – Neopagan beliefs about God.”

Representatives of the Orthodox Autocephalous Churches and representatives of the Metropolises of the Churches of Greece, Crete and the Dodecanese will participate in the Conference.

These Conferences are organized by the Church of Greece and are concerned with the study of the pastoral treatment of the contemporary diverse delusion.

The first day, according to the Schedule, the Agiasmos service will be held, the messages of the Primates of the Orthodox Church will be read, and the first Discourse will follow.

Comments

  1. TimmyOctober 23, 2019 at 10:29 PM

    Hmmm...

    Rather than focusing on obscure heresies that are not threatening the Church such as “aspects of the mystery of iniquity" and "anti-trinitarian/occult/neopagan beliefs about God” perhaps the hierarchs of the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece might consider a contemporary heresy that is actually ravaging the Church such as the neoorthodox ecclesiology that the Phanar created a century ago & has been forcing down the throats of the other Orthodox Churches over the past few years?

    Just an idea...

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  2. Archimandrite GregoryOctober 24, 2019 at 3:40 AM

    God forbid that we should confront the pressing issues in order to fulfill the Great Commision of Christ.

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  3. bobOctober 24, 2019 at 5:32 AM

    Will the hatted men ever stop saying "pan"? What a meaningless term.

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  4. MenasOctober 24, 2019 at 12:33 PM

    Well good for them I suppose. But, a bit ironic given the predicament the Church of Greece is in regarding the Ukrainian schismatics. This should be the main issue they are tackling as it is applicable to Orthodoxy as a whole.

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