tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post7012341196676254716..comments2024-03-11T13:16:19.098-04:00Comments on Ad Orientem: Patriarchate of Bulgaria: On the Pan-Orthodox Synod and the Appearance of Heresy as a Gift from God so that Orthodoxy can be proclaimed.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-21967891858268323562016-03-10T22:40:28.679-05:002016-03-10T22:40:28.679-05:00Essentially this guy is arguing that Catholics and...Essentially this guy is arguing that Catholics and Protestants are no more Christian "churches" than the old civic and pagan Roman gatherings were. This is a very extreme position, as is his assertion that all of these Christians should be defined as "heretics" as opposed to "schismatics."<br /><br />Emotion-based claims such as these are dangerous to the evangelistic work of the Orthodox Church. I hope cooler heads prevail and the Council doesn't turn into a large group of very old clerics shouting "pan-heresy of ecumenism" over and over.<br /><br />AJChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14857629826266586757noreply@blogger.com