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"We have concluded that when the principle of phyletism (i.e. ecclesiastical nationalism) is juxtaposed with the teaching of the Gospel and the constant practice of the Church, it is not only foreign to it, but also completely opposed, to it. We decree the following in the Holy Spirit: 1. We reject and condemn racial division, that is, racial differences, national quarrels and disagreements in the Church of Christ, as being contrary to the teaching of the Gospel and the holy canons of our blessed fathers, on which the holy Church is established and which adorn human society and lead it to Divine piety. 2. In accordance with the holy canons, we proclaim that those who accept such division according to races and who dare to base on it hitherto unheard-of racial assemblies are foreign to the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church and are real schismatics." Constantinople...1872
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    hmmmm

    Posted by Herman on 6/29/2009, 5:16 pm, in reply to "Metropolitan Jonah calls for Full Communion With New Anglican Province"

    If you go to the original article and start reading the blog responses, it becomes very evident that the ACNA is not united within itself, much less ready to unite with Orthodoxy. Evidently there are at least two major divisions, along the lines of the Evangelical Anglicans (some of whom are evidently decidedly Calvanistic) and the Catholic Anglicans. The Evangelicals are reacting to Metropolitan Jonah's speech with "who invited him?" and "just who does he think he is?"

    They absolutely do not have their act together, they are still Episcopalians after all, and unable to agree on just what they actually believe, much less agree to believe like us!


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