Over the past year I have been looking into an ecclesiastical debate within the Orthodox Church, that can be summarized, in short, by asking “how are we to relate to the heterodox, and how do we relate to those who join themselves to the heterodox?” Each time I delve into the issue, I cannot help but think of the dissident right’s relationship to the broader right. Recently I read a position paper by the late Metropolitan Cyprian of Fili, which I think, if translated, can serve our purposes quite well. Before quoting from it, I want to make two (fairly big) admissions:
Relating to the Broader Right
Relating to the Broader Right
Relating to the Broader Right
Over the past year I have been looking into an ecclesiastical debate within the Orthodox Church, that can be summarized, in short, by asking “how are we to relate to the heterodox, and how do we relate to those who join themselves to the heterodox?” Each time I delve into the issue, I cannot help but think of the dissident right’s relationship to the broader right. Recently I read a position paper by the late Metropolitan Cyprian of Fili, which I think, if translated, can serve our purposes quite well. Before quoting from it, I want to make two (fairly big) admissions: