Response to the Patriarchal Address

November 7, 2009 by Fr. Johannes Jacobse · 62 Comments

While the Patriarchal address has much to commend it, the leveling of ideas it exhibits is troubling. The essay below was originally written as a comment, but I posting it here for comment and analysis. Frankly, the ideas in this speech are muddled. It sounds like it an American wrote it who has only a [...]

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