by Fr. John Whiteford On interpreting Scripture, one must be intellectually honest about quotations. George Demacopoulos gave another lecture at the Eagle River Institute which was recently posted on Ancient Faith Radio, and in the course of that lecture he made the following statement: "St. … [Read more...]
Did the Early Church Venerate Icons?
from his "Stump the Priest" Series by Fr. John Whiteford Question: "Isn't the fact that there were controversies over icons well into the 9th century proof that the early Church did not venerate icons?" There were indeed controversies at various times, most notably the Iconoclastic … [Read more...]
Bible Beatdown! The Septuagint Text VS. The Masoretic Text
Septuagint (LXX) text vs. Masoretic (MT) text Old Testament - know your Bible! by Fr. John Whiteford In the "Encyclical of the Eastern Patriarchs" of 1848, which was a reply to the epistle of Pope Pius IX, "To The Easterns," the Patriarchs of Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem, … [Read more...]
