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The anti-ecumenists have not provoked a schism in the Church by this stance of theirs, but have obeyed the Holy Fathers and the Sacred Canons, which praise and bless all those who are walled off, that is, separated from innovating Shepherds for dogmatic reasons, when the latter publicly preach false beliefs and heresies. We have schism only in that case where a faction of the clergy and the laity break off relations and communion with the canonical Shep- herds of the Church “without due cause,” “without good reason,” on the pretext of “issues that are capable of being resolved,” or on the pretext of the personal sins of the Hierarchs. #worldorthodoxy #againstecumenism #ecumenismisheresy #heresy #modernism #apostasy #nameworshipping +++ Flee to #genuineorthodoxy #metropolitandemetriosofamerica #metropolitanmosesoftoronto #bishopauxentiosofetnaandportland #archbishopkallinikos #monasteryofstjohnthewonderworker #cobleskillny #hieromonkmaximusmarretta #bearsvilleny #holyascensionmonastery

[discerningthoughts]

A common tactic for heretics to use in order to distract attention from their own heresy is to point out certain abuses among the Orthodox which are related to the controversy at hand. These abuses may be both matters of practice and matters of theological language. By pointing out the deficiencies of the Orthodox, they can claim the moral high ground and make the Orthodox appear as heretical or at least misguided. They use these abuses as an excuse for not accepting the Orthodox teaching on a given subject. By adopting this tactic, they confuse the faithful, making their own heretical doctrines appear more correct than they really are, and thus draw many into perdition. -- #hieromonkmaximusmarretta #holyascensionmonastery #bearsvilleny #genuineorthodoxy

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The world we find ourselves in today is one of almost total abandonment of God. We live in a complete secular society, where religion is at best ignored and at worst actively harassed. Every aspect of our culture fights against the knowledge of God and against the Christian lifestyle. How are we Orthodox Christians supposed to lead a devout and serious life, which has Christ at its center? How can we follow in the footsteps of the Holy Fathers and imitate their mindset and way of life? -- #hieromonkmaximusmarretta #holyascensionmonastery #bearsvilleny https://goo.gl/qSAI8k #genuineorthodoxy