The Saint Euphrosynos Cafe

Why would he admit that he lied to his flock to appease them and to steal the monasteries at Keratea? These are crimes against God and His Holy Church. That he would write them in his own synod's periodical where the clergy and laity would read them is beyond reason. Very good point! Without showin...

Isn't true that Archbishop Chrysostomos wrote an official letter in 1950 affirming that the New Calendarists were indeed schismatic and taking upon himself the responsibility for the earlier division of the True Orthodox of Greece? The Matthewite objection is that in fact he was not sincere because...

http://www.euphrosynoscafe.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=789 Here is an old thread that claims that the Matthewites and Florinites were close to union in 1991. 10 of the 12 Matthewite Bishops voted in favour of union, even though Archbishop Auxentios was one of the Florinite bishops. In light o...

That helps explain some angles, thank you, Maria. We also have to look at for example in the 1800s and 1900s, even, too, acting for a small audience or a congenial audience, such as a Church group, has been popular. For example, Russian emigres in Harbin put on acting performances of classics, usua...

http://www.euphrosynoscafe.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=789 Here is an old thread that claims that the Matthewites and Florinites were close to union in 1991. 10 of the 12 Matthewite Bishops voted in favour of union, even though Archbishop Auxentios was one of the Florinite bishops. In light of...

God willing if the Florinites ever reunite with the Matthewites, maybe Bp Matthew can be officially canonized. It would be like that schism that arose when Patriarch St Tarasios and St Theodore the Studite broke communion over the Emperor's divorce, but later the schism was healed and both are cons...

jgress wrote:

Cyprian wrote:

What is this talk of the U.S. supporting al-Qaeda and ISIS? The U.S. played an instrumental role in creating these groups. They are creations of the Western powers.

I thought it was Queen Elizabeth.

Haha! Nicely played!