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    Why we reject the Council of Chalcedon ?

    Hi Macarius The Oriental Orthodox are ready to lift the historic anathemas, and our language has already changed to reflect our changed understanding of the Byzantine Orthodox position. As far as I can see the problem is the the Byzantine Orthodox are not ready to lift their own anathemas...
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    heresies after chalcedon

    Hiya The only significant heretical movements which developed in the areas which were Oriental Orthodox were Julianism (though this also had a significant impact in the Byzantine communities and the Emperor Justinian became a julianist or aphtartodocetist at the end of his life), and...
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    Have a blessed Nativity ( New Calendar )

    Happy Christmas to all, and for those of you still fasting may God bless you and strengthen you. No snow here in the UK, but I am driving to Scotland tomorrow so that it probably a good thing. Peter
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    Saint Mary???

    I have just had an EO send me 6 emails this evening pointing out where I am a heretic and also suggesting that St Cyril needs to be reconsidered because his language is also dangerous. There is a lot of ignorance unfortunately. There are EO priests who have known me for perhaps 10 years and...
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    Saint Mary???

    Indeed it is the Church of Alexandria, and St Cyril our great Father, who is known for the great controversy which took place about the term Theotokos. There is no Church for whom this term is more important. Peter
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    The British Orthodox Church

    Well they have a few websites in French... But in brief, as far as I understand, they were an independent church in a similar situation as the British Church. Indeed I believe that Abba Marcos was consecrated by bishops who were part of the British Church at the time. Some decades ago Abba...
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    The British Orthodox Church

    Yes, my bishop was over in France and assisted at the consecration of one of their priests in Brittany, and I met one of the members of the Church just a few weeks ago in London. In fact I am just in the process of translating some of my articles into French to see if they want to use them on...
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    The British Orthodox Church

    So what were you asking? Peter
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    The British Orthodox Church

    Hiya The British Orthodox Church is part of the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate, and our bishop, Metropolitan Seraphim, is a member of the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate and a regular visitor to Egypt. Indeed he was last there a few weeks ago. Best wishes Peter
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    Are we of the same faith?

    You know, despite the fact that I have spent much of my time since I became Orthodox 12 years ago working to help EO understand our position, in fact I am much more hopeful about the possibility of working with Roman Catholics. I cannot generalise about EO, because there are many who are...
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    Are we of the same faith?

    Hi Andy There is a need to make sure that it is genuine and sound seed which the farmer is planting. That's not to dispute your main point, but even there we need to be in a 'right relationship'. Orthodoxy preserves the means of being in that 'right relationship', by providing the spiritual...
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    Prayer request.

    Lord have mercy on them all. Peter
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    The British Orthodox Church

    Hi Mina The Celtic chant would always have been a variant of Latin Western chant. There are a few CDs with some scholarly productions of Scottish chant for instance which had roots in the earlier period. The Stowe Missal is just one rare survival of an Irish missal, which shows that it was...
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    Are we of the same faith?

    Dear CP The Jewish leaders who had Jesus crucified were sincere, but they were also condemned. I am sure that Hitler and Stalin were sincere. Where does the Bible say that God favours the sincere? I can't find anywhere. He favours the repentant and those who sorrow for their sins. Why did...
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    "Oriental" is not Correct term to use for Arabic Christians

    Hi CP Here is an official statement issued by Pope Shenouda. http://www.copticpope.org/downloads/commondec/commondec7eng.pdf You will see that the term is used often by HH. and he certainly drafted this document which also uses the term. We, Pope Shenouda III, Pope of Alexandria and...
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