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To: jo kus

Unlike the West, our Bishops & Clergy can “sack” heretical clergy, for blatant heretical acts.We do not need a “Pope” to approve every action. There wasn’t a consensus at Florence, since the Patriarch was found DEAD, with a latin forgery on his body, not to mention St. Mark of Ephesus didn’t agree either.

Our Ecumenical Patriarch is playing friendly with the West, and don’t doubt for a minute, that the rest of the Orthodox world will “sack” him in the twinkling of an eye, if he goes too far! There is a reason why his Holiness, Patriarch Alexy II refused to meet with Rome!


95 posted on 12/11/2008 6:56:56 AM PST by TexConfederate1861
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To: TexConfederate1861
Our Ecumenical Patriarch is playing friendly with the West, and don’t doubt for a minute, that the rest of the Orthodox world will “sack” him in the twinkling of an eye, if he goes too far!

I'm thinking, with you, going too far would mean to shake the Pope's hand and wish him "good morning, your holiness"...

Truly, it sounds so very Protestant to me. I am not sure where we find this directive in the Bible - where the people get rid of their leaders. I can see writing letters to higher authorities, passive resistance, prayers to God, etc, but the mob mentality isn't cutting it. I seem to remember St. Clement's letter to the Corinthians, and it doesn't back up what you seem to be flouting here.

Regards

101 posted on 12/11/2008 8:32:33 AM PST by jo kus (You can't lose your faith? What about Luke 8:13...? God says you can...)
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