tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post270440723045263293..comments2024-03-18T19:31:43.125-05:00Comments on Byzantine, Texas: Antioch suspends participation in all episcopal assembliesByzantine, TXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845681957622343484noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-83630106502243642872013-10-29T15:51:20.574-05:002013-10-29T15:51:20.574-05:00Point taken. It does seem, however, that at least...Point taken. It does seem, however, that at least in the Catholic system there is a way to make a decision, whether or not someone follows it, while in Orthodoxy there is no way to make a binding decision beyond the confines of a national Church. <br /><br />I could understand this collegiality as a reasonable form of governance if there was a willingness on the part of the various Orthodox Patriarchates to actually sit down together to resolve problems, but I do not see this desire. Merwyn Boguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10246586098731851123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-44907847497693402582013-10-29T13:33:52.842-05:002013-10-29T13:33:52.842-05:00Well, true, Father, that doesn't mean people w...Well, true, Father, that doesn't mean people will actually follow even if they have a leader. Agreed, I'd rather have this pushing and pulling than the apostasy seen elsewhere.Byzantine, TXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845681957622343484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-64317429789575126772013-10-29T10:49:37.422-05:002013-10-29T10:49:37.422-05:00What the Pope says goes? Why are more than half o...What the Pope says goes? Why are more than half of roman Catholics in the USA out of synch with the official Roman position on vital issues? Not because whatever Rome says goes. There is no system of church government that humanly speaking is without dissenters and ongoing problems. While we Orthodox clearly have our problems that need fixin, frankly I would rather have ours than what I see happening in the contemporary Roman Church. And we wont even go to the 20,000 + Protestant groups..Archimandrite Gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09894842027467584759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-24216205654594749982013-10-29T05:48:50.867-05:002013-10-29T05:48:50.867-05:00Here is Jerusalem's only public statement, fro...Here is Jerusalem's only public statement, from back in April: http://www.jp-newsgate.net/en/2013/04/29/2741Samn!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14142811721903345946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-37468721916618841632013-10-28T23:32:01.153-05:002013-10-28T23:32:01.153-05:00Is it really true that Jerusalem encroached tradit...Is it really true that Jerusalem encroached traditional Antiochian jurisdiction and then refuses to even answer Antioch's protests? Or is this just one side of the story?<br /><br />I am Antiochian so I only read the news released by my own archdiocese.theguide42https://www.blogger.com/profile/09593787582228300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-57857248263698166322013-10-28T20:54:05.423-05:002013-10-28T20:54:05.423-05:00This is how we correct such behavior. No one group...This is how we correct such behavior. No one group can act with impunity. It's one reason why the Roman system is difficult for us to accept. The current pope matters tremendously because what he says goes. We have no equivalent position and I'd rather see the stick used like this than a power from on high "sort things out" for us. Still, very lamentable.Byzantine, TXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845681957622343484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-23471228019988866642013-10-28T20:34:53.151-05:002013-10-28T20:34:53.151-05:00The more I see this kind of thing, the more I wond...The more I see this kind of thing, the more I wonder how an Orthodox person can - with a straight face - still claim that the Orthodox Church is "One" in anything more than a theoretical sense. <br /><br />A true believer, or course, looks at this and laments the sin of pride that besets us all. An outsider, perhaps an inquirer, looks at this and sees internecine squabbling. Not really something that draws a person to the Orthodox faith. <br />Merwyn Boguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10246586098731851123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-60577078884932919252013-10-27T17:48:05.040-05:002013-10-27T17:48:05.040-05:00Yes. They did. If you want to follow the progress ...Yes. They did. If you want to follow the progress of this fiasco caused by Jerusalem's colonial mentality see:<br /><br />http://araborthodoxy.blogspot.fr/2013/03/the-patriarchate-of-antiochs-official.html<br />http://araborthodoxy.blogspot.fr/2013/03/antiochian-delegation-meets-with.html<br />http://araborthodoxy.blogspot.fr/2013/05/holy-synod-of-antioch-issues-another.html<br />http://araborthodoxy.blogspot.fr/2013/06/official-translation-of-patriarch-john.html<br />http://araborthodoxy.blogspot.fr/2013/06/delegations-from-antioch-jerusalem-meet.htmlSamn!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14142811721903345946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-25895811413360490662013-10-27T17:19:15.376-05:002013-10-27T17:19:15.376-05:00Do these guys ever try talking to one another befo...Do these guys ever try talking to one another before breaking communion? Seriously?Daxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02483527902243954961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-70278363550257404532013-10-26T22:50:41.755-05:002013-10-26T22:50:41.755-05:00Too soon to tell. I know there are some assembly m...Too soon to tell. I know there are some assembly member readers. Maybe they'll chime in.Byzantine, TXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845681957622343484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-87471371226410396922013-10-26T22:47:50.628-05:002013-10-26T22:47:50.628-05:00Well that's just great. Does this include the ...Well that's just great. Does this include the work going on in committees or just the annual assemblies themselves?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com