Why Did Rod Dreher Become Eastern Orthodox?

[Michie]

Editor’s note: we appeal with love and respect to our separated brother, Mr. Rod Dreher, and all Catholics who have questioned or lost their faith in the ancient doctrine of the Apostolic See and taken refuge in one of the Greek schisms. This piece is authored by a Russian Orthodox Christian who reconciled with Rome after a thorough study of the Fathers and writes from Russia.

The United States and Russia are not now on best terms. Yet, no compatriot of mine would deny you Yankees, your taste for a good bargain. So, as a Russian, I would like to ask you about a very big deal: Latin Trads converting to Eastern Orthodoxy.

Imagine a person who has spent a considerable part of his life fighting for Christian marriage as an indissoluble, sacramental union between one man and one woman, that is also open to life. He is zealous enough to challenge Pope Francis who slightly opened the door for civilly remarried Catholics to receive Holy Communion. Is it reasonable for him to leave the Catholic Church that has a monopoly on this ideal without any competition within Christendom? Furthermore, would it be profitable for him to join one of those churches that allow contraception and literally recognise dozens[1] of official grounds for so-called ‘Christian divorce’ open to remarriage, having almost no trouble in giving Holy Communion to these people, in some cases even allowing the widowed or abandoned priests to get a new wife?[2]

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Why Did Rod Dreher Become Eastern Orthodox?

Latin Trads converting to Eastern Orthodoxy.

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[chevyontheriver]

Editor’s note: we appeal with love and respect to our separated brother, Mr. Rod Dreher, and all Catholics who have questioned or lost their faith in the ancient doctrine of the Apostolic See and taken refuge in one of the Greek schisms. This piece is authored by a Russian Orthodox Christian who reconciled with Rome after a thorough study of the Fathers and writes from Russia.

The United States and Russia are not now on best terms. Yet, no compatriot of mine would deny you Yankees, your taste for a good bargain. So, as a Russian, I would like to ask you about a very big deal: Latin Trads converting to Eastern Orthodoxy.

Imagine a person who has spent a considerable part of his life fighting for Christian marriage as an indissoluble, sacramental union between one man and one woman, that is also open to life. He is zealous enough to challenge Pope Francis who slightly opened the door for civilly remarried Catholics to receive Holy Communion. Is it reasonable for him to leave the Catholic Church that has a monopoly on this ideal without any competition within Christendom? Furthermore, would it be profitable for him to join one of those churches that allow contraception and literally recognise dozens[1] of official grounds for so-called ‘Christian divorce’ open to remarriage, having almost no trouble in giving Holy Communion to these people, in some cases even allowing the widowed or abandoned priests to get a new wife?[2]

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Why Did Rod Dreher Become Eastern Orthodox?

Latin Trads converting to Eastern Orthodoxy.

onepeterfive.com

Enlightening.

What I have against Dreher is that he knew about McCarrick fairly early on but did nothing except to abandon the Catholic faith because of McCarrick. Lame. He had a responsibility to do something with what he knew and he did nothing. He could have and should have left no stone unturned in finding proof of what he knew. He said what he knew about McCarrick was insufficient for him to publish but it was nonetheless sufficient for him to abandon the Catholic Church. Something wrong there.

 

[RileyG]

Enlightening.

What I have against Dreher is that he knew about McCarrick fairly early on but did nothing except to abandon the Catholic faith because of McCarrick. Lame. He had a responsibility to do something with what he knew and he did nothing. He could have and should have left no stone unturned in finding proof of what he knew. He said what he knew about McCarrick was insufficient for him to publish but it was nonetheless sufficient for him to abandon the Catholic Church. Something wrong there.

I agree

 

[TradKitty]

Rod Dreher is incredibly milquetoast and useless as a political commentator, his decision to join the Orthodox Bros is not surprising, as he's always been a hipster lame-o.

 

[TradKitty]

Enlightening.

What I have against Dreher is that he knew about McCarrick fairly early on but did nothing except to abandon the Catholic faith because of McCarrick. Lame. He had a responsibility to do something with what he knew and he did nothing. He could have and should have left no stone unturned in finding proof of what he knew. He said what he knew about McCarrick was insufficient for him to publish but it was nonetheless sufficient for him to abandon the Catholic Church. Something wrong there.

I dislike almost everything about Rod Dreher. He's the kind of Boomer Conservative fake-rightist who is an ally to our enemies. He's a clown and not nearly as smart as he thinks he is. He may be saved, good for him, I still want him deported.