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Indulgences in the Greek Church #104324 06/16/06 06:57 PM
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 4,518 The Most Corrupt State Dr. Eric Catholic Gyoza Member
Dr. Eric Catholic Gyoza Member Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 4,518 The Most Corrupt State	Here's an article on the sale of indulgences in the Orthodox Churches of the 16-20th centuries: http://www.pravoslavie.ru/enarticles/041125153738

Re: Indulgences in the Greek Church #104325 06/16/06 07:57 PM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,440 White Plains, N.Y. Z Zenovia Member
Zenovia Member Z Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,440 White Plains, N.Y.	Dear Dr. Eric, Thank you for posting that very interesting article, although I can't help but feel it's meant to be a Russian Orthodox propaganda piece against the Patriarch of Constantinople. :rolleyes: Zenovia

Re: Indulgences in the Greek Church #104326 06/16/06 10:05 PM
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MarkosC Member Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 512 Likes: 1 Melkite Greek Catholic Church	Yup, that one was seen here before, IIRC. And yes, that plus several articles in that month's online edition of "pravoslavnie" looked like Moscow (or some extremist Russians) was sharpening its knives against Constantinople (while taking several typical thrusts against the evil west).

Re: Indulgences in the Greek Church #104327 06/17/06 07:47 AM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 23 New York G GregNY Junior Member
GregNY Junior Member G Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 23 New York	I kind of ended up laughing in the end. Let's not forget that the Russian Church also had Western Influences. I mean just look at the Western Style Iconography in both the Greek and Russian Churches.

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