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Author: athair ambroisathair ambrois Date: Sep 19, 2008 10:01
On Sep 20, 2:59Â am, "AGGreen" nospam.net> wrote:> "athair ambrois" globe.net.nz> wrote in message
>
> news:7ef8399d-f184-43e1-8b72-b9d7a31c6e10@2g2000hsn.googlegroups.com...
> On Sep 20, 12:44 am, "AGGreen" nospam.net> wrote:
>>> Can anybody get ordained a bishop these days??!!
>
>> ***Sure they can. Just buy some vestments and church supplies, build an
>> altar in the basement, and declare yourself open for business. And then
>> you
>> apply for tax-exempt status as a "church."
>
>> Archbishop Daniel Garguillio, what's your reason for using this
>> obscenity?
>
>> ***He doesn't like being exposed for being independent Orthodox.
>
> But this group of which Daniel Garguillio is an Archbishop is not
> Orthodox. Â If you read their websites they are focused on the gay
> dollar and get income from conducting gay weddings and same-sex
> ceremonies.
>
> This is a far cry from genuine Orthodoxy, Â You might remember a few
> years ago that a gay couple in Russia paid a priest handsomely to
> celebrate a wedding for them. Â The priest was defrocked within a
> matter of a month or two and the church was bulldozed.
>
> ***I understand what you are saying. But, my vagante Orthodox web page
> contains churches that use "Orthodox" in their names, many of which purport
> to be following "true" Orthodoxy.
Al, I was making a general statement and it was not disparaging of
your webpage which lists dissident Churches who use "Orthodox" in
their names. In fact I think your webpage does a great job and it is
somethig to refer people to when they meet a phony church group and
need to find the facts about it. Keep up the good work.
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