[Magdalen] Philiowhy? - Re: Philiioque

[Joseph Cirou]

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>From: Cantor03--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
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>Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Philiowhy? - Re: Philiioque
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>In a message dated 9/12/2016 12:49:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
>scottknitter at gmail.com writes:
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>I love  Greek church festivals in the summer, including the food and
>the church  tour, but I keep quiet on the tour  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>We have the Annual Open House of the OCA Russian Orthodox Seminary
>and Monastery, Saint Tikhon's, in the mountains above Scranton.   The
>ethnic Carpatho-Russyn foods are marvelous as one parish attempts to
>outdo the next.  They have a spectacular museum of icons to  browse,
>and, yes, the bookstore with a very large selection of Orthodox  
>bric-a-brac.
>As a friend of mine says, "You can never have too much Orthodox
>paraphernalia."  Any discussions I've had with an OCA deacon I  know
>have been with his genuine feeling to the effect that I should "just go  
>ahead
>and become Orthodox.  It's the only logical action for anyone who  wants
>to be a Christian."  There is a real inability to understand anyone  who
>would NOT want to be Orthodox.
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>Since NE PA is one of the areas that gave birth to the OCA via its
>intransigent RC bishops who grossly misunderstood the Eastern Rites,
>you have numerous families split between the Byzantine Rite ("Greek
>Catholic") and the Russian Orthodox.  There is interesting  intercommunion.
>When asked about this, my deacon friend asserted that the Rite itself
>is salvific and was more important than denominational boundaries.
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>David S.
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Ortho practic in a nutsehll!

Joe