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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:

The Myth of Pan-Orthodox Approval: Does the Primate or the Synod speak for a Local Church?

The "Relations" document that didn't exist before 2015 (and wasn't even made public until Jan. 2016, after the date for the Council was already set).

The Late Opposition to the Texts and the Council: The Underlying Opposing Views on the Church

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

Fr. Peter Alban Heers

6/18/2016

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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.

The Recognition of the Baptism of the Heterodox as the Basis for a New Ecclesiology (In Step with Vatican II)

The Recognition of the Baptism of the Heterodox as the Basis for a New Ecclesiology (In Step with Vatican II)
Fr. Peter Alban Heers

The Recognition of the Baptism of the Heterodox as the Basis for a New Ecclesiology (In Step with Vatican II)

The Recognition of the Baptism of the Heterodox as the Basis for a New Ecclesiology (In Step with Vatican II)
A paper delivered at the Theological-Academic Conference "The Great and Holy Council: Great Preparation without Expectations," March 23, 2016 in Piraeus, Greece
Fr. Peter Alban Heers
There is no basis, and it is once again misleading and a departure from the Orthodox phronema, to speak of recognition of the “reality” and “validity” of heretical baptism. If there is talk of “recognition” of the ministrations of heretics it is only in the sense of it being validly, i.e. properly, carried out in the apostolic manner. This is for the purpose of determining the possibility—not the necessity—of reception by oikonomia, as is clear in St. Basil’s 1st and 47th canons.

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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