C
Catherine_Grant
Guest
Temporary Ban: Effective immediately and expiring January 7, 2009.
A spitting match of whose saints are more holy or righteous has sadly become a recurring topic on the Eastern Catholicism forum. The contemptible theme of “our saints are better” seems to draw out the worst in some of our posters. In order to assist them in not being in an occasion of sin, to promote fruitful dialogue, and to allow the board to return to its stated purpose, **discussion about the Roman Catholic Church’s recognition of St. Photius, St. Gregory Palamas, or the recognition of sainthood for any other saints on the Eastern or Oriental Catholic or Orthodox calendars is now under a temporary ban. The recognition of western saints by Eastern churches is likewise banned.
****This ban is effective for both the Eastern Catholicism and Non-Catholic Religions forums at CAF. **If you see a new post which violates this temporary ban, please refrain from responding to it and report it to the moderators using the red triangle in the top right of the post.
For the time being, this ban will be applied narrowly. If it becomes problematic, it will be applied broadly. Questions about these topics should be addressed to the CAF apologists or to one’s priest or spiritual director. Questions about the policy may be addressed to me via PM. I expect all posters to review the purpose of the Eastern Catholicism forum and to post within the forum’s guidelines.
Therese_Martin:
A spitting match of whose saints are more holy or righteous has sadly become a recurring topic on the Eastern Catholicism forum. The contemptible theme of “our saints are better” seems to draw out the worst in some of our posters. In order to assist them in not being in an occasion of sin, to promote fruitful dialogue, and to allow the board to return to its stated purpose, **discussion about the Roman Catholic Church’s recognition of St. Photius, St. Gregory Palamas, or the recognition of sainthood for any other saints on the Eastern or Oriental Catholic or Orthodox calendars is now under a temporary ban. The recognition of western saints by Eastern churches is likewise banned.
****This ban is effective for both the Eastern Catholicism and Non-Catholic Religions forums at CAF. **If you see a new post which violates this temporary ban, please refrain from responding to it and report it to the moderators using the red triangle in the top right of the post.
For the time being, this ban will be applied narrowly. If it becomes problematic, it will be applied broadly. Questions about these topics should be addressed to the CAF apologists or to one’s priest or spiritual director. Questions about the policy may be addressed to me via PM. I expect all posters to review the purpose of the Eastern Catholicism forum and to post within the forum’s guidelines.