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To: NRx
The evidence is purely anecdotal, namely conversations at coffee hour after liturgy, but the reviews I have been getting are decidedly mixed. Most, at least among those who care or pay any attention, approve of things like his preference for the title of “Bishop of Rome.” Others are concerned that he is squishy on some important doctrinal points where Orthodox and Catholics have tended to line up together.

If I had to guess, this is what I would think you'd find among the Orthodox.

22 posted on 03/13/2015 3:48:06 PM PDT by piusv
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To: piusv; NRx

“If I had to guess, this is what I would think you’d find among the Orthodox.”

Not among the ones I know. Perhaps among some of the more extreme Old Calendar types or the more “enthusiastic” American converts; the average, theologically/liturgically educated Greek, Ethiopian or Arab I go to Liturgy with or communicate with like and respect him very much. But as I said, we also all respect and like +BXVI. It is worth noting that the same could not be said regarding +JPII.


24 posted on 03/13/2015 5:03:28 PM PDT by Kolokotronis (Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated)
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