Holy and Great Council: On Schedule!

The Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church, scheduled for June 16-27 in Crete, is still scheduled as originally planned, according to an announcement by the Ecumenical Patriarchate today.

Discussions on the preconciliar documents by the bishops in Greece, Georgia, Bulgaria, and Russia have concerned the possibility of amending the texts. Many of the bishops are hesitant to adopt the proposed texts on marriage, ecumenism, and the mission of the Orthodox Church in the world.

The Orthodox Church does not consider the Holy and Great council to be an ecumenical council. The council will be historic and speak authoritatively on a number of issues, keeping in mind that most of the Orthodox world was persecuted and marginalized by Soviet and Ottoman anti-religious policies.

Stay tuned for updates on the council and its activities.

Nicholas Denysenko

Nicholas Denysenko serves as Emil and Elfriede Jochum Professor and Chair at Valparaiso University. He previously taught at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles (2010-2017). Denysenko is a graduate of the University of Minnesota (B.S. in Business, 1994), St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (M.Div., 2000), and The Catholic University of America (Ph.D., 2008). His most recent books are The People’s Faith: The Liturgy of the Faithful in Orthodoxy (Rowman and Littlefield), and The Orthodox Church in Ukraine: A Century of Separation (Northern Illinois University Press). He is a deacon of the Orthodox Church in America, ordained in 2003.

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2 responses to “Holy and Great Council: On Schedule!”

  1. Timothy McCormick

    I am very much looking forward to your updates. Thank you!

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  2. Vic Romero

    Holy and Great Council.
    What does “holy” mean?
    “Holy God, we praise thy name,” we sing to the tune of GROSSER GOTT. “All holy men and women, pray for us,” we sing in the litany of the saints. Jubilee years have holy doors. “Holy, holy, holy Lord God of hosts.” What does “holy” mean?

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