tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post6641125061927495230..comments2024-03-22T11:37:52.668-05:00Comments on Byzantine, Texas: Greek metropolis trotting out hegemony in Philippines againByzantine, TXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845681957622343484noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-58994540698283975812015-03-22T10:29:54.217-05:002015-03-22T10:29:54.217-05:00Wasn't the Greeks' last metropolitan of So...Wasn't the Greeks' last metropolitan of Southeast Asia similarly off? (Assuming they are off from Constantinople's line on its universal jurisdiction of course...) Where do they find these guys? :-)Jon Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17906335382429497204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-62998794068620647292015-03-20T18:37:41.915-05:002015-03-20T18:37:41.915-05:00Oh good grief! This is worse than embarrassing. It...Oh good grief! This is worse than embarrassing. It is scandalous. I am reminded of the old adage attributed to various of the Fathers that Hell is paved with the skulls of bishops. John (Ad Orientem)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14329907942477160166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-53468898577686594382015-03-20T18:36:21.586-05:002015-03-20T18:36:21.586-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.John (Ad Orientem)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14329907942477160166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-91600126224126642032015-03-19T16:42:14.697-05:002015-03-19T16:42:14.697-05:00The idea that the EP has universal jurisdiction ov...The idea that the EP has universal jurisdiction over all unclaimed territory is neo-papist.Fr. John Whitefordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03455863282054302939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-71119239110101937232015-03-19T14:39:48.395-05:002015-03-19T14:39:48.395-05:00Kind of an inappropriate designation, given that t...Kind of an inappropriate designation, given that the "pope" (EP) didn't have a direct hand in any of this.theguide42https://www.blogger.com/profile/09593787582228300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-19360104078535773262015-03-19T11:18:31.639-05:002015-03-19T11:18:31.639-05:00Shhhhhhh. Stop.Shhhhhhh. Stop.Evangelical Orthodoxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10619519505562369996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-14776666249562258642015-03-19T11:18:03.291-05:002015-03-19T11:18:03.291-05:00Keep up the good work! Don't let religious pol...Keep up the good work! Don't let religious politics get in the way of the gospel. God bless.Evangelical Orthodoxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10619519505562369996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-6040822845612111872015-03-19T11:17:29.121-05:002015-03-19T11:17:29.121-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Evangelical Orthodoxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10619519505562369996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-38012071178807795022015-03-19T11:04:43.596-05:002015-03-19T11:04:43.596-05:00May God grant you the strength to endure all the t...May God grant you the strength to endure all the temptations that the evil one tries to stir up against you and the important work you're doing!Rev Dr Matthew Penneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541047643803418515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-12618891712665282652015-03-19T02:05:58.702-05:002015-03-19T02:05:58.702-05:00Curiously, while Met. Nektarios notes that I was o...Curiously, while Met. Nektarios notes that I was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Kyrill, I am only claiming to be a cleric. <br /><br />As to my motive of "the 'virus' of ethnophyletism," I'm not sure how an American priest serving parishes made up of Filipinos and a few Australians is ethno*anything.* But I'm thankful to be of service to the growing number of Orthodox mission communities in the Philippines, with blessing of my canonical Orthodox hierarch, His Eminence Hilarion, Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, who <a href="https://philippine-mission.org/wp-content/uploads/Decree-of-Assignment-475x600.jpg" rel="nofollow">assigned me here</a>. <br /><br />Sincerely,<br />a certain person whose name is Silouan ThompsonSilouanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02445049305872030726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-40758996117592729172015-03-18T18:59:53.374-05:002015-03-18T18:59:53.374-05:00Neo-papism.Neo-papism.Fr. John Whitefordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03455863282054302939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-66266163816428543142015-03-18T18:59:43.934-05:002015-03-18T18:59:43.934-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fr. John Whitefordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03455863282054302939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-20115550293611471262015-03-18T16:31:07.774-05:002015-03-18T16:31:07.774-05:00Yeah, the Antiochian bishop of Australia/NZ/Philip...Yeah, the Antiochian bishop of Australia/NZ/Philippines, Met Paul Saliba was just in the Philippines at the beginning of this month for a couple weeks. He accepted some group in Laguna Province into Orthodoxy, ordained six priests and deacons, arranged to send five students to do theological studies in Australia, and organized various parish organizations....<br /><br />This seems to have been only publicized in Arabic.... http://www.antiochianarch.org.au/Resources/News/visiting%20the%20Philippines%20.pdf<br /><br />Samn!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14142811721903345946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-15367889913241405042015-03-18T16:25:31.064-05:002015-03-18T16:25:31.064-05:00When did Constantinople stop recognizing Moscow as...When did Constantinople stop recognizing Moscow as Orthodox?<br /><br />("Silouan Thompson is not recognised by the Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and South East Asia as a canonical Orthodox clergyman" and "He was ordained as presbyter by a ROCOR Bishop"). Violation of canons is not an automatic defrocking, after all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-12103136349646479802015-03-18T14:54:41.615-05:002015-03-18T14:54:41.615-05:00It's like we can't wait to shoot ourselves...It's like we can't wait to shoot ourselves in the foot. :(Fr. Gregory Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02674042923019379740noreply@blogger.com