Most people know that the famous Father Maximos Book
Kyriacos C. Markides
Mountain of Silence: In Search of Orthodox spirituality is the Metropolitan of Limassol, Athanasius. He was a monk of Mount Athos, where he had the opportunity to spend much time in holy men like the former Paisios, Katounakia of Ephraim and others. It was at the time of writing the book, the abbot of the monastery of Panagia Machera. Since then he has been devoted Metropolitan of Limassol. by Drousiotou Solomonidou Antigone
The Athanasius Metropolitan of Limassol, dissented from the official position of the Church of Cyprus on the Pope Benedict's visit to Cyprus. He clearly states his opposition on the grounds that the papacy is a heresy and that the visit of the Pontiff of the Catholic Church scandalized the pious souls of innocent Christians. At the same time, stresses that must be committed no impropriety, no rudeness, no bad behavior. However, he said he would not attend the event. I think the Pope's visit to Cyprus will cause several problems in the minds of many devout Christians. It would have been better for him not to come because I do not think we will have no benefit in this I have not seen any positive response from the Vatican about our national problems. It has caused great concern that we do not need right now.
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I'm not saying that we are endangered by the coming of the Pope; we will not let our faith and the Orthodox Church does not collapse. it simply creates a good deal for Old Calendarists groups who accuse us of being submitted, we will be subtracted from the principles of the Orthodox faith and have created many problems for many people. Of course, the pope was invited by the President of the Republic
and the Archbishop gave his consent.
What have you talked to the Holy Synod ?
At the last Holy Synod the question arose whether or not we should be present at events with the Pope. I refused to attend and I said that we were previously unaware of this. We have indeed learned the news of the Pope's visit in the newspapers.
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L Archbishop of Cyprus has increased its prerogatives and we certainly do not want to bring it down to our own level. However, we reserve the right staff, that of that we did not know that the pope was coming and that if we had asked, I personally expressed my opposition on the grounds that it would create a scandal in the minds of pious Orthodox Christians innocent what we now see happening.
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We can arrange a dialogue with anyone, and even more with the heterodox and people other religions. It's one thing to have a dialogue and another to receive the pope as a bishop, canon, which, for us Orthodox is a heretic, away from the Church, and not even a bishop .
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He separated from the Church past ten centuries now, it is not a canonical bishop and n ' has no relation to the reality of the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Églisedu Christ. It's one thing to receive canon as Bishop and another thing to talk with him as heterodox to tell him the truth of the Faith
What does the Pope on the Orthodox
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"in the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. "This one Church is the Orthodox Church, no more churches.
That's not it. When, for example, you say that Italians are not Greeks, what is the truth, you are not currently offending.
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Because Orthodox Church maintains the apostolic faith and experience of the prophets unchanged to this day. The Papists, unfortunately, after having separated from the Church, have included many heretical doctrines in their beliefs, they have changed the symbol of faith and above all, they raised the pope to the position of sole representative of God on earth.
They say the pope is infallible and that anyone not in communion with the Pope is not in communion with God. They have officially declared these teachings in their synods.
When you add things to the Symbol of Faith
, which have not been written by the Fathers, and many other lies, it is a heresy. This is the reality. What is the position of the Orthodox Church against heretics
With lots of love. We love the Pope, we love as we love the Papists all men, we do not despise, we do not reject them as people, but we do not accept their heresy, we do not accept lies, we do not accept disappointments. Because we love them, we must tell them the truth.
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is why we have a dialogue so that it is proved by historical evidence of the sources, that the Orthodox Church has preserved the apostolic faith and apostolic experience of the saints.
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It could, if done properly and had been held with correct assumptions. But, unfortunately, as it is today, it does not bear fruit. That's why it lasts for many years without anything being achieved.
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We must speak equipped with Scripture with humility and love, to prove the truth of Christ. So anything can happen easily.
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I do not know. I do not participate in these dialogues, but I not seen any concrete results of their findings. Quite simply, this is not because I disagree, it means that I am indisicipliné and outside the Church.
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I do not agree with this. No impropriety must take place, no rudeness, no misconduct. But one thing is to express our opinion, unfortunately, we live in a democracy, and another to misbehave. I clearly and publicly expressed my opposition to the Pope's visit and said with all my heart that the pope is a heretic, there is not a bishop, he is not an orthodox Christian, these things are reported by the Fathers of the Church .
If I'm wrong, I'm ready to censorship, but this must be done on the basis of the holy fathers, and not on the basis of globalization. This does not mean that because I disagree, I'm in the discipline and is not part of the Church.
Do not you think that your statements will ignite more scandal in the minds of those who are already outraged
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We say what we say in all honesty and responsibility, we n'allumons no fire, I do not want to be presented approving and accepting as a conscious presence of the Pope in Cyprus. At the meeting of the Holy Synod, the Archbishop himself addressed our concerns in a very democratic.
Do you agree with the Archbishop to visit the Vatican
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I do not know.
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He did, but personally I have not shown much interest. The pope always speaks in a formal manner, as will happen now, when it will come to Cyprus, but it will not do anything substantial, because it is not a leader of the Church, but a person can politique.Il conflict with the political establishment and system .
When the Pope he defended the Orthodox Church? "We were occupied so many times, when he defended us? Not to mention that our situation was very bad during the Frankish occupation, because of the different popes and their decrees, by which they wanted us to disappear. Tonight, we celebrated the 13 Martyrs of Kantara, who were murdered under orders from the Vatican.
Are the priests who will welcome the Pope does not preserve the Orthodox faith
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St. Paul says that those who do not consume meat sacrificial should not criticize those who do. I do not condemn those who will attend, but I do not want to be condemned for not participating.
We had all decided to publish an encyclical to the people to remain united in the Church, and they do not let themselves be influenced by the Old-Calendar which want to separate the canonical Church. What has not been specified in the encyclical, however, is that we have not been informed of the invitation to the pope and that we do not all given our approval.
Why do you think that the pope is visiting Cyprus
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I do not want to talk about this, but the press publishes disturbing things every day. I do not condemn, but the pope himself considers the first and only Vicar of Christ on earth and that is why he made these trips.
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Except that St. Paul was not in an armored car worth 500,000 euros. I read that Cypriot government has just bought this car for its two-day visit. Personally, I was quite shocked by this news and I said, an armored car is not for a Vicar of Christ, and people should not bear the burden of such cost in view of the economic crisis current.
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We do not question his good intentions. I wish it were like that and it looks like St. Paul and became familiar with the treasures of the Orthodox Church. We hope he returns to Orthodox Church and become an Orthodox bishop again as it was before the schism. It is the only meeting that fits.
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The Vatican does nothing to chance or engages in any free travel intentions. All his trips are intended to present as a leader of the Christian world. While it is not a canonical bishop, or Orthodox, and therefore it is not able to introduce themselves as the first bishop.
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I do not know, but I think we're not going to take political advantage of this visit, only incredible costs and confusion in the minds of the faithful.
I do not know the statements of His Eminence, but I do not think anyone disagrees with the arrival of the Pope himself up outside the church. I am I disagree and say it deliberately, and I'm not outside the Church.
The Church, the archbishop himself points out, is a democratic institution. It's one thing to express our concerns in a polite and one thing wrong behave. The Archbishop knows his limits very well.
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The archbishop is a democratic rights and respects our views. He cares for us with lots of love. [...]
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To be saved, to be with God, to love God and our brothers.
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