Moral of the story, do not interfere with what happens in other countries. It seems like people want to self designate themselves advisers and instructors of every other nation when they cannot even get their own state to hear them out.
The Melkite synod has no jurisdiction nor authority to judge him due to his unfortunate out lash against HB Gregory III Laham. Let the Roman Church deal with its bishops
It is always easier to raise other people’s children.
Rome has seen fit to reject and depose our validly elected patriarchs and bishops and imposed their own choices in the past. If the Roman church can meddle in things that don’t concern them then why can’t an Eastern Church enact justice against someone who has wronged them?
By the same token, the French bishop should shut up and sit down, as it is not his place to tell anyone outside of his jurisdiction what’s what, and his jurisdiction includes exactly 0 km of Syria.
All that individual sui iuris Churches are allowed to do in response to another sui iuris Church’s actions is to excommunicate the individual. This should only be done as a last resort to fight heretics and very immoral people.Rome has seen fit to reject and depose our validly elected patriarchs and bishops and imposed their own choices in the past. If the Roman church can meddle in things that don’t concern them then why can’t an Eastern Church enact justice against someone who has wronged them?
Yes. I am tired of bishops acting like they are politicians and must comment on everything another bishop does.
Why Rome can do what they did? Rome has primacy which entails its supremacy and its bishop has the authority to do what he did.(Universal jurisdiction)Rome has seen fit to reject and depose our validly elected patriarchs and bishops and imposed their own choices in the past. If the Roman church can meddle in things that don’t concern them then why can’t an Eastern Church enact justice against someone who has wronged them?
Who’s fighting you on this? Certainly not me
And in so doing, Rome tramples upon tradition, not to mention its own patronizing, and obviously empty and meaningless, words. But who cares? We’re only Orientals.
Bishop X should be severely disciplined and even removed from his See. Do we really need another useless apology?
Tramples upon an fictional tradition, yeah. But in reality, Universal jurisdiction of the Roman bishop is a tradition of the Roman church and the catholic church. It has been claimed by many popes from early times. But lets not derail the thread now. Fact of the matter is Rome actually has the authority to do what they did.And in so doing, Rome tramples upon tradition, not to mention its own patronizing, and obviously empty and meaningless, words. But who cares? We’re only Orientals.
Well as far as the prophecies of the saints go, reunion is gonna happen without any theological concession from the Catholic Church.
Emotional much?
he hasn’t taught heresy or tampered with the faith which is in keeping with his duty as a bishop. Disciplined, yes… Removed from his see? No…