rusmeister
A Russified American Orthodox Chestertonian
- Dec 9, 2005
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Thanks, folks.
FTR, I have no trouble with public statements about his public statements. I'm only concerned about general comments on his character that might step over that line into judgement of the man; public rebuking of what definitely ought to start as a private thing. It ought to happen within his own parish. So if we all think that Mr. Schaeffer is doing serious damage to our image, message and teachings, then it probably ought to be his bishop that we ought to be dialoging with - then bishop to priest in the proper Church manner, so at least the priest and parish are straight, so he doesn't drag a lot of people off with him.
I am certainly taken by surprise by some of these things - I had heard about controversy, but previously it had not been about his stands on things the Church actually takes stands on - it had all been about his attitude towards Protestantism.
FTR, I have no trouble with public statements about his public statements. I'm only concerned about general comments on his character that might step over that line into judgement of the man; public rebuking of what definitely ought to start as a private thing. It ought to happen within his own parish. So if we all think that Mr. Schaeffer is doing serious damage to our image, message and teachings, then it probably ought to be his bishop that we ought to be dialoging with - then bishop to priest in the proper Church manner, so at least the priest and parish are straight, so he doesn't drag a lot of people off with him.
I am certainly taken by surprise by some of these things - I had heard about controversy, but previously it had not been about his stands on things the Church actually takes stands on - it had all been about his attitude towards Protestantism.
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