Posted on 07/21/2021 3:36:51 PM PDT by hsmomx3
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada has issued a powerful statement against unnamed individuals it claims “worship” the communion spoon and refuse vaccines.
The unusually strongly-worded statement was posted on the Archdiocese’s Facebook page on Wednesday, July 21. The post isn’t signed by an individual and doesn’t carry the signature of the Archbishop Sotirios of Canada.
Do You Worship the Communion Spoon? Then You Are a Pagan.
What a shame that you refuse to understand this. You continue to think that you are more orthodox than others. You shout in all directions that you possess the truth. Without realizing it, you deify the spoon. Holy Communion is the Body and Blood of Christ. It is medicine for immortality. The communion spoon is merely an instrument. It is a vehicle through which Holy Communion is given and nothing else. Do you worship the communion spoon? Then you are a pagan.
All of the newly proclaimed infallible are pagans without even realizing it. They howl that they have the truth. That they know better. That they are the genuine orthodox believers. That no one really understands what is happening in the world. Not the governments. Not the doctors. Not the patriarchs. Not the hierarchs. Not the priests.
For these people, conspiracy is everywhere. Everything comes from Satan. Only they have the truth. Vaccines are not necessary. Everything is a lie. It is all propaganda. They do not want us to listen to the scientists but to listen to what they have to say. They are the infallible. They have even surpassed the Pope, yet they claim to be genuinely Orthodox.
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I’m not sure about the authenticity of the pavement quote, but IIRC I did look up the majority quote and see it in an actual homily, albeit in translation. That said, that was at least 3 years ago so my memory could be wrong.
I will criticize the liturgical churches in this matter when my fellow evangelical Protestants recognize the truth and reject the mainstream lies and propaganda.
I attend mass at a small Anglo-catholic parish and we receive both blessed elements, chalice and all.
Love it. We ain’t skeered.
"Do these Orthodox realize that many evangelicals regard their statues and icons and devotions to Mary and the saints as “idolatrous”?"
I am not particularly fanatical in my Christian beliefs. But I have read the bible front tomback and enjoy studying it both as a historical document and as a religious guide book. I must have missed the part where Jesus commands us to seek out wealth, power, and influence using his name. Judging by certain denominations Jesus must have been a snappy dresser with anlot of gold.....
why are they supposed to value what evangelicals think?
And both of them are wrong. BTW, I’ve listened to Chuck since Dec. 1997 and have donated lots to his ministry and continue donating. However on the fauxines he is wrong.
To quote Dr. Zelenco Noah was a conspiracy theorist until it started to rain.
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