Papism, Protestantism and the pan-heresy of Ecumenism.
One more hierarch placed himself against the heresies. It concerns the Metropolitan Theoklitos of Florina and Eordea. The Metropolitan publically announced that three heresies infect Orthodoxy. Papism, Protestantism and the pan-heresy of Ecumenism. The metropolitan's position was expressed during his speech at the Metropolitan Church of Saint Panteleimon in Florina, and were broadcast by the Radio Station of the Holy Metropolis of Florina, Prespa and Eordea, in the morning of March 16th. The taping of the complete speech of the Reverend Metropolitan was done by some faithful Christians who proceeded in sending it to the "O.T." (Orthodox Press).
The Metropolitan is the fourth in line Metropolitan who publicly characterizes Papism as heresy. The first Metropolitan, after the common prayers of the Pope with the Ecumenical Patriarch at Fanar and the openings of the Hellenic Church towards the Vatican, which crested with the visit of the blessed Archbishop of Athens to the Pope, was Metropolitan Seraphim of Piraeus and Old Faliron. The second was Metropolitan Cosmas of Etoloakarnania with his pastoral encyclical. The third was the Metropolitan Paul of Kozani and Serbs. The fourth one was Metropolitan Theoklitos of Florina and Eordea.
In his speech, among other, he noted the following.
- 1. "The Church is not only one but also unique, because the God-man, her head, cannot possibly have many bodies.
- 2. Heresy is the adulteration of Faith. The heretics and schismatics have ceased being members of the Church. They are deceived and the grace of the Holy Spirit is not with them.
- 3. The heresies and schisms are not allowed to be called "Churches".
- 4. While the contemporary heretics preach openly about love, in secret though they use whatever crafty way, to lead astray the Orthodox to their false faith.
- 5. The Pope declared himself infallible and raised himself above the Church. He never had primacy of jurisdiction.
- 6. Papism must rescind the falsehood of primacy and infallibility and to abolish the loathsome Unia that is the Dorian Horse of Papism against Orthodoxy.
- 7. The Orthodox Faith is given by God, unique and non negotiable.
- 8. It is the wish of our Church the "union above all". But for us "Union" with the Church means union within the truth of the Faith.
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