Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos: texts of Crete Council in need of theological refinement

Athens, January 9, 2017

Recently the Athenian Orthodox newspaper “Orthodox Typos” published the main theses of the hierarch of the Greek Church Metropolitan Heirotheos of Nafpaktos’ presentation during his visit to Romania.

Vladyka underlined that the Church needs first not diplomats but theologians, whose views are the fruit of the experiences of their spiritual lives.

Metropolitan Hierotheos characterized the documents of the Crete Council as “diplomatic compromise texts, from which each can draw the conclusion he wants.”

Vladyka stressed that Orthodox Christians should not go into schism or cease commemorating their hierarchs. The way out of the situation, in Metropolitan Hierotheos’ opinion, is perhaps to hold a “Great Council,” which would give a theological interpretation and refinement to the documents accepted at Crete.

Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos, being a member of the Greek Orthodox Church’s delegation at the Crete Council, refused to sign the final document “Relations of the Orthodox Church With the Rest of the Christian World.” At a November session of the Greek Orthodox Holy Synod, Vladyka expressed the opinion that the Crete Council was not properly prepared for and did not represent a council of bishops, but a council of primates and their entourages.

Metropolitan Hierotheos also emphasized that the final text of “Relations of the Orthodox Church With the Rest of the Christian World” contains (in his opinion) a number of questionable assertions and was not ready for signing. According to Vladyka, once the minutes of the sessions of the Crete Council will be published it will be obvious that it was dominated by “the branch theory” and “baptismal theology.”

Translated by Jesse Dominick

Pravoslavie.ru

1/10/2017

Comments
Austin2/18/2019 5:05 am
The above commenter's need to read Panagiotis M's critique of old calendarism and schism-as-remedy for ecumenism on this site.
Isidora1/14/2017 2:20 pm
The Church does not need more "Great Councils" of the last popish, robber variety, which are called to figure out how to foist innovation on the Church. The next True Council needs to be held to condemn the pan-heresy of ecumenism between Orthodox and non-Orthodox once and for all.

Appears Hierotheos is caving into the Phanar's latest threats of defrocking all who disagree with their heresy.
Anthony1/11/2017 12:29 am
Vladyka stressed that Orthodox Christians should not go into schism or cease commemorating their hierarchs.

They should stop commemorating them if their hierarchs are ecumenist shills leading them to perdition. And find a jurisdiction or Church that remains true to the Church. Met Hierotheos needs to be a lot clearer and firmer in his stance. Disappointing to read.
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