Questions and Answers on the Pan-Orthodox Council, Part 2

Protopresbyter Peter Heers, PhD., rector of the Holy Prophet Elias in Petrokerasa, Greece, and author of The Ecclesiological Renovation of Vatican II: An Orthodox Examination of Rome’s Ecumenical Theology Regarding Baptism and the Church, his doctoral dissertation completed at the University of Thessaloniki, recently spoke via video with the faithful gathered at the Apostle Paul Orthodox Christian Bookstore in Toronto, discussing various issues surrounding the present Council on the island of Crete, including the history of its preparation and the preparation of the documents under examination at the Council, as well as the disputes over the documents. Several short Q and A videos are offered below, followed by the entire presentation:

Text Revision at the Pan Orthodox Council: What is Possible, and Probable

Are the decisions of the Council in Crete "binding" on the Church?: A Response to the Archdeacon John Chryssavgis

Ignoring Orthodox Principles in the Organization of the Great Council

Are the problems with the Pan Orthodox Council reflective of a power struggle in the Church?

The Myth of Pan-Orthodox Consensus (A): True Conciliarity Requires Synodical Decisions

The Myth of Pan Orthodox Consensus (B): Will the Dissenting Churches Still Have to Sign the Final Texts (As Patriarch Bartholomew has said)?

Questions & Answers on the Pan-Orthodox Council (Full Presentation)

See also
Questions and Answers on the Pan-Orthodox Council, Part 1 Questions and Answers on the Pan-Orthodox Council, Part 1
Fr. Peter Alban Heers
Questions and Answers on the Pan-Orthodox Council, Part 1 Questions and Answers on the Pan-Orthodox Council, Part 1
Fr. Peter Alban Heers
Protopresbyter Peter Heers, PhD., rector of the Holy Prophet Elias in Petrokerasa, Greece, and author of The Ecclesiological Renovation of Vatican II: An Orthodox Examination of Rome’s Ecumenical Theology Regarding Baptism and the Church, his doctoral dissertation completed at the University of Thessaloniki, recently spoke via video with the faithful gathered at the Apostle Paul Orthodox Christian Bookstore in Toronto, discussing various issues surrounding the present Council on the island of Crete, including the history of its preparation and the preparation of the documents under examination at the Council, as well as the disputes over the documents. Several short Q and A videos are offered below, followed by the entire presentation:
From the Second Vatican Council (1965) to the Pan-Orthodox Council (2016): Signposts on the Way to Crete From the Second Vatican Council (1965) to the Pan-Orthodox Council (2016): Signposts on the Way to Crete
Fr. Peter Alban Heers
From the Second Vatican Council (1965) to the Pan-Orthodox Council (2016): Signposts on the Way to Crete From the Second Vatican Council (1965) to the Pan-Orthodox Council (2016): Signposts on the Way to Crete
Fr. Peter Alban Heers
The Orthodox Church stands just weeks away from the long awaited “Great and Holy Council,” which will convene in Crete on the Feast of Pentecost. This Council is unique in the history of the Church for the length of time it has been under preparation, but also for another first: the degree to which its preparatory meetings, organization and certain of its texts have, under the influence of a council of the heterodox, the Second Vatican Council, diverted from the Orthodox way.
A word about the A word about the "common cup" and the steps to unity of Orthodoxy with Heterodoxy
Fr. Peter Alban Heers
A word about the A word about the "common cup" and the steps to unity of Orthodoxy with Heterodoxy
Fr. Peter Alban Heers
"Neither now nor for the past 30+ years has the issue of communion been at stake and, in fact, it is currently irrelevant. Even if we never enter into communion with any heterodox it is still possible for a heretical ecclesiology to be adopted."
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