Fr. Lawrence Farley, Canada: The Not So Eastern Church

[Abel Gkiouzelis]

The Not So Eastern Church

by

Fr. Lawrence Farley, Canada​

I can, I think, count on the fingers of my one hand the number of times I have described myself as an Eastern Orthodox. Usually the preferred self-designation is simply “Orthodox,” but sometimes this provokes confusion, as when I am further asked, “Oh, are you Jewish?” The respondent has clearly heard of Orthodox Jews, and supposes that... Read more

 

[ArmyMatt]

indeed, it is only Eastern in that it originated in the East and was preserved in the East after the Schism. there is no Eastern litmus test.

St Patrick is one of ours