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by Pensees
Tue 21 August 2007 9:59 pm
Forum: World Orthodox, Heretical, and Vagante Jurisdictions
Topic: The Orthodox Church in America
Replies: 15
Views: 6381

The history of these schisms have been laid out in front of you and you can only lean back on calling this "schismatic views of apostolic succession," without even backing up this libel with any facts to counter our objections. "Old Calendarist" groups that have broken themselve...
by Pensees
Tue 21 August 2007 9:57 pm
Forum: True Orthodox Christian Churches
Topic: Schismatic Old Calendarism is an Anti-Patristic Stance
Replies: 43
Views: 17563

stumbler wrote:

They would have stripped hierarchical rank from everyone who was/is an operative of the KGB/FSB, including the Patriarch, and assigned them to monasteries, as is usually done.

Former KGB members can repent, just like everyone else.

by Pensees
Tue 21 August 2007 9:30 am
Forum: World Orthodox, Heretical, and Vagante Jurisdictions
Topic: The Orthodox Church in America
Replies: 15
Views: 6381

ROCOR was never a part of the Moscow Patriarchate, which was established by Stalin and his government. How many times must we refute the propagandistic revisionists who call it a "rejoining?" You are free to believe schismatic views of apostolic succession, but there can only be one autoc...
by Pensees
Tue 21 August 2007 9:28 am
Forum: True Orthodox Christian Churches
Topic: Schismatic Old Calendarism is an Anti-Patristic Stance
Replies: 43
Views: 17563

stumbler wrote:

We should all join "churches" which are in communion with the MP - and have Stalinistic Succession in place of Apostolic Succession? I'll pass, but thanks for the invite.

Have you considered that the MP may have repented?

by Pensees
Mon 20 August 2007 10:31 pm
Forum: World Orthodox, Heretical, and Vagante Jurisdictions
Topic: The Orthodox Church in America
Replies: 15
Views: 6381

I ceased attending divine services in the ROCOR one year ago--after the ROCOR Synod "voted" (some in absentia, apparently) to accept the "Act of Canonical Communion" with the Moscow Patriarchate--and I have realized by now that I cannot survive as an Orthodox Christian without a...
by Pensees
Mon 20 August 2007 10:27 pm
Forum: True Orthodox Christian Churches
Topic: Schismatic Old Calendarism is an Anti-Patristic Stance
Replies: 43
Views: 17563

You obviously know nothing about us. FYI: this is a True Orthodox Forum. Why do you keep lurking here and posting on this site if you think we're schismatics? You aren't even Orthodox. Go post on a monophysite forum. I'm joining the OCA, which is a canonical Orthodox jurisdiction. I hope that you p...
by Pensees
Mon 20 August 2007 5:59 pm
Forum: True Orthodox Christian Churches
Topic: Schismatic Old Calendarism is an Anti-Patristic Stance
Replies: 43
Views: 17563

Canonical Orthodox jurisdictions aren't that bad, at least you can know they are legitimate. At least they aren't cult-like and mentally or physically abusive to their members.