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<blockquote data-quote="Basilus of Moro" data-source="post: 1497321" data-attributes="member: 22959"><p>There are always pitfalls of any approach, it is true. There is surely the [fallen] human element in the Orthosphere that must be attended to, but this is not the aim of said approach. As with everything (and it seems I am starting to say this often in this forum), God perfects what minuscule work we offer Him.</p><p></p><p>Insofar as the Orthosphere follows the kinds of methods and sources outlined and pointed to by Fr. Peter Heers, for example, I believe it will bear much enduring fruit. If it becomes identical with vanity, haughtiness, jokiness, or intellectualism of an unorthodox kind, then it will likely cause harm in the long run. Thankfully, it seems such things are not the aim, nor the substance of this "movement."</p><p></p><p>I will refer to one principle that sometimes irks me in the Orthosphere, and that is the advice to "talk to the priest" at any given parish. Although it would be ideal to avoid controversy the moment someone enters the Church (alas, we do not live in such a time if anyone ever did), it is still best to deal with said controversy before submitting one's fate to the direction of a wayward priest (and there are many). As St. Sophrony said often, there is no spiritual progress without correct dogma, which safeguards the method of purification. If someone is guided by a priest that, for example, teaches contraceptives are okay, or that COVID protocols are God-pleasing, or that papists are a part of the Church (those are some popular examples), then won't his advice in general not bear the imprint of the Holy Fathers? And if said priest excuses one's sins and condemns the idea of God-pleasing penances applied with discernment, how will one make progress? Forgive me for the tangent. This is one of the few things I can comment on from experience, and I hope the Orthosphere speaks with more precision in this regard, although it is clear all the public figures of this sphere appreciate and agree with the mentioned precision.</p><p></p><p>EDIT:</p><p>I wanted to add that I have seen unfortunately more than a couple of acquaintances submit themselves to a misguided priest to only then conclude that Orthodoxy lacks the tools to make spiritual progress, thereby leaving the Ark of Salvation - a horrific consequence. Thus, why this precision means all the world.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Basilus of Moro, post: 1497321, member: 22959"] There are always pitfalls of any approach, it is true. There is surely the [fallen] human element in the Orthosphere that must be attended to, but this is not the aim of said approach. As with everything (and it seems I am starting to say this often in this forum), God perfects what minuscule work we offer Him. Insofar as the Orthosphere follows the kinds of methods and sources outlined and pointed to by Fr. Peter Heers, for example, I believe it will bear much enduring fruit. If it becomes identical with vanity, haughtiness, jokiness, or intellectualism of an unorthodox kind, then it will likely cause harm in the long run. Thankfully, it seems such things are not the aim, nor the substance of this "movement." I will refer to one principle that sometimes irks me in the Orthosphere, and that is the advice to "talk to the priest" at any given parish. Although it would be ideal to avoid controversy the moment someone enters the Church (alas, we do not live in such a time if anyone ever did), it is still best to deal with said controversy before submitting one's fate to the direction of a wayward priest (and there are many). As St. Sophrony said often, there is no spiritual progress without correct dogma, which safeguards the method of purification. If someone is guided by a priest that, for example, teaches contraceptives are okay, or that COVID protocols are God-pleasing, or that papists are a part of the Church (those are some popular examples), then won't his advice in general not bear the imprint of the Holy Fathers? And if said priest excuses one's sins and condemns the idea of God-pleasing penances applied with discernment, how will one make progress? Forgive me for the tangent. This is one of the few things I can comment on from experience, and I hope the Orthosphere speaks with more precision in this regard, although it is clear all the public figures of this sphere appreciate and agree with the mentioned precision. EDIT: I wanted to add that I have seen unfortunately more than a couple of acquaintances submit themselves to a misguided priest to only then conclude that Orthodoxy lacks the tools to make spiritual progress, thereby leaving the Ark of Salvation - a horrific consequence. Thus, why this precision means all the world. [/QUOTE]
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