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To: Kolokotronis
HD, where did you get that idea? The Church proclaims the inspiration of the Fathers throughout the liturgical year in Apolytikia and Kontakia. For example, this Kontakion from the feast of +Cyril of Jerusalem:

"With your lips, O wise Cyril, And through divine inspiration You enlightened your people To the worship of the one Trinity, Undivided in essence, yet divided in Hypostases. Wherefore rejoicing, we celebrate your all-holy memory, Offering you as our intercessor before God.

Are you putting their writings on par with the Scriptures?

10,194 posted on 10/31/2007 2:06:21 PM PDT by Missey_Lucy_Goosey
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To: Missey_Lucy_Goosey

“Are you putting their writings on par with the Scriptures?”

Am I? Its not my place to put the writings of the Fathers anywhere save before my eyes. I will say that I think the Fathers are often far more clear than the scriptures, but that’s a personal opinion. For example, look at this, Homily XX on Ephesians Of +John Chrysostomos:

http://tinyurl.com/2ualse


10,198 posted on 10/31/2007 2:18:07 PM PDT by Kolokotronis (Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated!)
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