Will the “ordination” of a female deacon in Africa be the precedent for more such ordinations? Can Orthodox unity be preserved if local Churches depart from Orthodox consensus? Is it possible that modernization and schism are the real goals?
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Archbishop Elpidophoros’ July 4th encyclical presents an erroneous view of American history and oozes with near worship of Enlightenment ideals. To truly transform America, the Orthodox Church must embrace the truth behind the myths.
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With so many powerful forces arrayed against the Orthodox Church, the enthronement of Patriarch Daniil in Bulgaria must be considered a miraculous victory.
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Despite its contrived, stage-managed nature, the 2024 Republican National Convention still had spiritual lessons, both positive and negative, that we Orthodox Christians would do well to learn.
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Americans usually see themselves as a force for good in this world. God’s own instrument of history. The last best hope of humanity. The soaring rhetoric of the American religion is even parroted by Orthodox bishops. The truth is much darker.
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Can Christians who disagree over key doctrines still unite around a common chalice? Maybe they can, and maybe that “unity” can even extend to non-Christians. Welcome to the post-dogmatic world of modern religion, where we all follow “many paths” to the same God.
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Archbishop Elpidophoros is a very ambitious man. His own success, and not the Orthodox Faith, is clearly at the top of his personal agenda.
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The Roman Catholic Church cannot save the “West”. Rome is, in fact, at the center of destroying it for ideology and profit. Her actions are in stark contrast to the Orthodox Church.
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For Orthodox Christians, ecumenism — interreligious unity — is prohibited. Because there is only one Christ, there is only one Church. Therefore, praying with, worshipping with, or sharing Holy Communion with other groups, including Roman Catholics, is heretical. But the relentless ecumenists are inside the gates, so now what?
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