Orthodox TV

[Seeker]

I am sure many here have seen this site but I really like it. The site is http://www.orthodox.tv I subscribed and have found a rich amount of internet movies on the Orthodox faith.

[Julianna]

It's SCOBA only. No ROAC or GOC allowed. Not even ROCOR or TOC!

[Seeker]

Whats SCOBA?

[Natasha]

SCOBA=Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas

Orthodox jurisdictions included in S.C.O.B.A. are:

Albanian Orthodox Diocese of America
American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Diocese in the U.S.A.
Antiochan Orthodox Christian Archdiocese fo North America
Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America
Orthodox Church in America
Romanian Orthodox Missionary Archdiocese in America and Canada
Serbian Orthodox Church in America
Ukranian Orthodox Church in America
Ukranian Orthodox Chruch of Canada.

[Arsenios]

When did they change and put the word canonical in there and why?

[Seraphim Reeves]

I know many people speak of SCOBA as "Standing Conference of Canonical Bishops in America" (and that is certainly the attitude of many SCOBA folks), but has that name change become official?

The whole "who is canonical" issue is an interesting one, deserving it's own discussion. Suffice it to say, what most people mean by "canonical" these days, is simply an oriental variant of papal ecclessiology - not that such a phenomenon amongst Orthodox Christians is new (keeping in mind the whole notion of "pentarchy" which to some extent was simply just a reactionary aping of papist ecclessiologyto assert independence - though there was of course a legit, canonical form of "Pentarchy" at one point, which existed to give the Church some order), but now it's in earnest (along with a certain Patriarchate that'll remain the EP, trying to pass itself off as the Byzantine "Pope".)

I find it odd that new calendarists speak of being "canonical", when they are the worst offenders of canonical order.

Seraphim

[Justin Kissel]

I'm not sure when it happened. Fr. Alexander Schmemann seemed to change his position regarding canonicity (as the Autocephalous status of the OCA approached and was granted), I wonder if this had anything to do with it? If he had some influence on this change?