tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post2264533551128104284..comments2024-03-22T11:37:52.668-05:00Comments on Byzantine, Texas: Another update from the Episcopal Assembly in Chicago Byzantine, TXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845681957622343484noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-84120890136401315132015-09-18T17:46:47.605-05:002015-09-18T17:46:47.605-05:00Red is always theirs. Blue is always mine. It'...Red is always theirs. Blue is always mine. It's not legalistic. Economia is not a better thing than the canons. Consistency is important. The ENTIRE point of the commission is achieving this.Byzantine, TXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845681957622343484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-60630697379785583302015-09-18T17:27:53.342-05:002015-09-18T17:27:53.342-05:00"More discussing to discuss more. I hope they..."More discussing to discuss more. I hope they find points of unity and then put out pastoral practice statements on a topic at a time. How do we handle secular "marriages" for people who want to become Orthodox? How do we uniformly acknowledge divorces? How do we set up a consistent bar for two people wishing to get married to avoid their shopping for the easiest local parish? Who gets Baptized and who gets Chrismated? What are the norms for Confession epitimia?" The above was in blue font in the article: I am not sure if it was part of the press release or just someone's opinion. It sounds very legalistic. The Orthodox Church allows for economia. Steve_Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01700596373993979010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-25814453271638087222015-09-18T02:53:00.045-05:002015-09-18T02:53:00.045-05:00baptize everyone!baptize everyone!jckstraw72https://www.blogger.com/profile/00382123134678730195noreply@blogger.com