“we also dont generally accept the branch theory...”
We don’t accept the branch theory at all, K. I didn’t get the impression that that was what AG was speaking of.
In using the term "branch" I meant that some of the Orthodox known to me have suffered terribly like the church of Smyrna and some of the Orthodox known to me are obsessed with love for God and neighbor like the church of Philadelphia.
seemed to be headd in that direction was trying to head it off at the pass...