Hi all,
I had a really discouraging conversation today with a friend of mine who is ex orthodox. It seems she's had a really bad experience with some priests and comments they've made... Her issues included that:
1) according to this priest, infants who are not baptised cannot be saved and go to hell.
2) that the heterodox go to hell
3) that when she asked him for advice he said something to the effect of " well as a priest I am the intercession for God and you" and he did not really support her when she asked about verification from scripture and tradition.
Can someone please clarify the actual Orthodox stance on these issues? I felt really bad for her, she is now evangelical and we're sharing our stories so it's really sad to see people experience this in a church I'd really really consider joining.
I had a really discouraging conversation today with a friend of mine who is ex orthodox. It seems she's had a really bad experience with some priests and comments they've made... Her issues included that:
1) according to this priest, infants who are not baptised cannot be saved and go to hell.
2) that the heterodox go to hell
3) that when she asked him for advice he said something to the effect of " well as a priest I am the intercession for God and you" and he did not really support her when she asked about verification from scripture and tradition.
Can someone please clarify the actual Orthodox stance on these issues? I felt really bad for her, she is now evangelical and we're sharing our stories so it's really sad to see people experience this in a church I'd really really consider joining.