Basic Knowledge Flashcards
Was Archbishop Matthew ever a Vicar Bishop? Did the Holy Synod “repudiate” the blessing received from the ROCA (ROCOR)? Did the ROCOR two GOC Bishops to Episcopal rank? Did Archbishop Matthew consider himself, and the GOC, to be the only True Orthodox in the world at that time?
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Did Bishop (later Archbishop) Matthew consecrate bishops alone?
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Was it the intent of the Councils of 1583, 1587, and 1593, which anathematized the new calendar, to represent themselves as Pan-Orthodox?
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Have these Councils had an effect on the way world orthodoxy accommodates the new calendar, even to this day?
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Did a rupture occur from the oneness of the Church as a result of the unilateral acceptance of the new Menologian by the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the State Church of Greece?
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Did Archbishop Matthew act rightly in opposing the acceptance of the new calendar by the Patriarchates of Constantinople and Alexandria, and the State Church of Greece?
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Did Archbishop Matthew act rightly in calling to repentance Metropolitan Chrysostom, (retired of Florina) after he repudiated his original statement, in writing, that the new calendar Church was schismatic and devoid of grace?
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Did Metropolitan Chrysostom later repent of his repudiation and then, again, return to his error?
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