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Do Anathemas apply to Protestants?

When St. Paul condemns "any man" preaching another gospel, does he actually mean anyone? If Protestant doctrine constitutes "another gospel," why do some Orthodox leaders insist anathemas don't apply to them? What did our saints actually say about Protestantism that makes anathemas seem mild by comparison? And why might modern Orthodox teachers prefer Protestant comfort over patristic consensus?

We don’t know where the Church is not?

Are comforting slogans like "we don't know where the Church isn't"—or even "where the Holy Spirit isn't"—genuine expressions of Orthodox humility... or a cowardly retreat from the hard truths proclaimed by the Saints and the Creed? Is our desire for ambiguity betraying the Faith for the sake of worldly acceptance?

Old Calendarists Must Accept St. Paisios or Reject Their Own Saints

In recent years, some voices within Old Calendarist circles have made the troubling assertion that widely venerated figures such as St. Paisios, St. Porphyrios, St. Iakovos, and others are merely "pseudo-saints" and "pseudo-elders." A recent article published on Orthodox Traditionalist...