I moved this to the private forum since the ecclesiological views of Met Petros are a controversial topic.
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- Mon 27 April 2015 9:47 pm
- Forum: Intra-TOC Discussions
- Topic: Met. Chrysostom of Florina
- Replies: 4
- Views: 362
- Mon 20 April 2015 10:10 pm
- Forum: Liturgics and Mysteries
- Topic: Three day fast for communion
- Replies: 9
- Views: 26029
Re: Three day fast for communion
There seems to be much variation. I suppose as long as you attend liturgy regularly, local traditions about frequency of communion probably don't matter as much for your spiritual life. I guess I'd say that infrequent communion makes less sense to me: if you are not under a canonical penalty and obs...
- Sat 4 April 2015 11:01 pm
- Forum: Religious, Moral, and Ethical Topics
- Topic: Orthodox dating Heterodox Why?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5373
Re: Orthodox dating Heterodox Why?
I'm commenting as someone who attends a "World Orthodox" church (as there are no TO churches near me to attend) and within a 2 hour drive there are several parishes of varying jurisdictions, so there would be the potential for singles (if they were to visit for liturgy or other functions)...
- Sat 4 April 2015 2:23 pm
- Forum: Heterodox Groupings
- Topic: Uniates try to take an Orthodox Church by force
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2431
Re: Uniates try to take an Orthodox Church by force
My impression was the Vatican did play a more significant role in Poland, where it remained relatively strong throughout the Communist period.
- Sat 4 April 2015 12:49 pm
- Forum: Religious, Moral, and Ethical Topics
- Topic: Orthodox dating Heterodox Why?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5373
Re: Orthodox dating Heterodox Why?
Other things to consider: Cultural incompatibility: if you're a convert in an ethnic parish, there may be cultural or linguistic barriers, even if you share the same faith. When I joined True Orthodoxy, I was told I would probably never get married since I wasn't ethnically Greek. Lack of matchmaker...
- Fri 3 April 2015 9:33 pm
- Forum: Religious, Moral, and Ethical Topics
- Topic: Orthodox dating Heterodox Why?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5373
Re: Orthodox dating Heterodox Why?
You have a point. Some of the problem may be because, especially in True Orthodoxy, our numbers are very small. I think also it's hard to avoid getting to know people outside your church and your faith, and a lot of what attracts people to each other has nothing to do with religion. So yes, Orthodox...
- Fri 3 April 2015 2:39 pm
- Forum: Heterodox Groupings
- Topic: Uniates try to take an Orthodox Church by force
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2431
Re: Uniates try to take an Orthodox Church by force
The Vatican single-handedly engineered the fall of the USSR? News to me.