““If all of Orthodoxy, all of Protestantism, and 90% of rank and file Catholics reject a principle of moral theology that has been universally and continuously taught since the time of the Apostles, does that not cause you any concern?”
Not at all. I trust the Holy Spirit and the Laos tou Theou.”
Hypothetically then, let’s say that 90% of Greeks have been lying on their tax returns for the past 50 years and having no qualms about it. (Some economists think this may not be hypothetical! ;) )
Would that mean that “Lying on tax returns is not a sin” would be a valid expression of the Laos tou Theou guided by the Holy Spirit?
“Would that mean that “Lying on tax returns is not a sin” would be a valid expression of the Laos tou Theou guided by the Holy Spirit?”
Not at all; Greece is not the entire Orthodox world (opinions to the contrary notwithstanding)and tax issues and the politics which surround them are not matters of religious concern in Greece, like they are in some quarters here. In Greece lying on one’s tax return is an expression of ethnic and national pride, despite our protestations of fidelity to Philotomo. We are, as I have said many times, a terrible people, the chief among sinners. This is why God determined that the NT be written in Greek.