Archbishop Elpidophoros marched with Black Lives Matter holding one of their signs. Rather than preaching the Gospel, he spoke mere platitudes. Ignoring their Marxist agenda and violence, he continues to speak on their behalf. Now that BLM’s most famous spokesman has called for the destruction of holy images, will Archbishop Elpidophoros and his fellow Orthodox bishops finally call for a return to law and order?
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There are scholars, priests, and hierarchs that argue for changing long-held Orthodox practices. These Orthodox thinkers often draw a distinction between what they refer to as dogma, such as the divinity of Christ, and mere customs, such as the communion spoon. One can change they say, the other can’t. Could yielding the common spoon set a precedent for even more changes to the Orthodox Faith?
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Dr. Polidoulis is a front-line medical professional, a Greek Orthodox believer, and the wife of a Covid-19 survivor. Dr. Polidoulis pushes back on the evidence presented for changing the traditional manner of receiving Orthodox Communion.
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A Greek MD on the medical front-lines, whose husband recovered from Covid-19, issues an open letter to Archbishop Elpidophoros decrying the use of multiple communion spoons.
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The OCA has put out a statement that is mostly explanatory as to how the parishes were locked down and later reopened with restrictions. The statement walks through the formulation and timing of the decisions. Lots of good information about the past, but somewhat short on future plans. We have provided some of our thoughts on this very legal statement.
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The fear among many American Orthodox Christians is that our current state of affairs with limitations on parish life will persist for a long time to come. The Orthodox Bishops have so far not been forthcoming about a road map back to normal parish life. This letter from a bishop mentions a vaccine – is that what we are waiting on?
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The letter below was sent to the His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios, His Grace Bishop Sevastianos, and to the His Eminence […]
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As we approach the re-opening of Orthodox Christian parishes in the U.S. and Canada, various Orthodox Jurisdictions have put forward […]
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