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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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    Re: Canon 28 and the Emperor?

    Posted by Leo on 7/8/2009, 8:00 pm, in reply to "Re: Canon 28 and the Emperor?"
    Message modified by user Leo 7/8/2009, 8:10 pm

    Hey Dean,

    I've started that piece, and it looks fascinating, like it might explain alot about how it took C'ople as a Church till the AD 1990s to launch its own missions again, after what, a 1500-year hiatus?* (I don't mean that as a put-down, just a factual observation in light of the history -- tho, yeah, it's disappointing too.)

    A technical question: I read some Greek, but some of the Greek in that text isn't coming through in my IE7. Are you getting it any better, and do you have any suggestions?

    Thanks,
    Leo

    (*--Give or take a few decades, if we include ACROD ... which we might have to if we want them to respect the OCA's well-over 100,000 first-wave CRs and not thumb their noses at them like they do at the Evangelicals....)

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