tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21822203.post114071012604388782..comments2023-09-13T04:31:43.283-07:00Comments on The Abandoned Mind: The Da Vinci CodeFr. Michael Reaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02265035749268657422noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21822203.post-1147914060988615152006-05-17T18:01:00.000-07:002006-05-17T18:01:00.000-07:00I followed a link from Gina's blog.I also wouldn't...I followed a link from Gina's blog.<BR/><BR/>I also wouldn't have seen "Last Temptation" is people hadn't raised a fuss. Like Sadek, I enjoyed it.<BR/><BR/>I may see The DaVinci Code movie, if only out of curiosity. I'm reading the book now but it is slow going. I alreaedy read a rebuttal to the claims of the book.<BR/><BR/>I took two semesters of church history in college, but it's been so long that I've forgotten most of it. :(Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390991269990163088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21822203.post-1141000151149636952006-02-26T16:29:00.000-08:002006-02-26T16:29:00.000-08:00Someone asked me if we were orthodox. I pointed o...Someone asked me if we were orthodox. I pointed out that our only orthodoxy is heresy. Since most of us swim in Latin waters, we focus on the errors of Rome.<BR/><BR/>As for the Eastern Church, we hold up Basil's support of Athanasius as an example of what to avoid. He outlined a definition of substance that allows for the substantial differences between Father, Son, and Spirit to be named "hypostases," thus preserving the error of "homoousion" embraced by Athanasius.<BR/><BR/>In the texts of the previous centuries, "hypostasis" was defined as being like the lees at the bottom of a cask of wine. When the wine is separated from the lees, it loses its quality. The lees are essential to the wine.Sophia Sadekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303748450821405889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21822203.post-1140904750505662212006-02-25T13:59:00.000-08:002006-02-25T13:59:00.000-08:00That incident has nothing to do with Eastern Ortho...That incident has nothing to do with Eastern Orthodoxy. Are we Orthodox Christians now responsible for the actions of the medieval Catholic Church which by then was already in schism from us?Fr. Michael Reaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265035749268657422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21822203.post-1140900960415425352006-02-25T12:56:00.000-08:002006-02-25T12:56:00.000-08:00Documentation supplied:The Church's treatment of G...Documentation supplied:<BR/><BR/>The Church's treatment of Giordano Bruno has been fuel for the fire in favor of gnosticism. One of my favorite Bruno quotes is something to the effect that those who persecute people and wage war in the name of Christ, violate the law of love.Sophia Sadekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303748450821405889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21822203.post-1140826180395009122006-02-24T16:09:00.000-08:002006-02-24T16:09:00.000-08:00I agree that organized protests of films only serv...I agree that organized protests of films only serves to arouse more interest in them.<BR/><BR/>I disagree with his contention that people are attracted to Gnosticism because of an alleged "vicious reaction of loving Christians" (Documentation, please?). As St. John said, people are attracted to heresy because they are not of the truth, and the love of God does not abide in them.Fr. Michael Reaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265035749268657422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21822203.post-1140812984190483972006-02-24T12:29:00.000-08:002006-02-24T12:29:00.000-08:00Care to elaborate Father?Care to elaborate Father?Munkeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817410572901118548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21822203.post-1140726676052463252006-02-23T12:31:00.000-08:002006-02-23T12:31:00.000-08:00Heh-heh...If he is a troll, he is a good one, for ...Heh-heh...<BR/><BR/>If he is a troll, he is a good one, for I agree with many of the points he makes here.<BR/><BR/>I simply think his conclusion is wrong.Fr. Michael Reaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265035749268657422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21822203.post-1140715427962247072006-02-23T09:23:00.000-08:002006-02-23T09:23:00.000-08:00Father Michael,You have a troll.Father Michael,<BR/><BR/>You have a troll.Munkeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817410572901118548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21822203.post-1140714915744171552006-02-23T09:15:00.000-08:002006-02-23T09:15:00.000-08:00Thanks for the remarks.When the "Last Temptation o...Thanks for the remarks.<BR/><BR/>When the "Last Temptation of Christ" came to theaters, there was a big projest by fundamentalists. They established pick lines outside movie theaters.<BR/><BR/>This roused my curiosity about the movie, so I went to see what all the fuss was about.<BR/><BR/>After seeing the film, I approached the picketers and thanked them for demonstrating against the movie. They showed delight at my thankfulness.<BR/><BR/>Then, I said that their protests had inspired me to see the movie. That I wouldn't have seen it otherwise. And, that I really enjoyed watching the movie.<BR/><BR/>Their joy turned to anger.<BR/><BR/>In addition, gnosticism has always been more popular than the Apostolic Church. That's why the Church burned all those gnostics at the stake. If it weren't for the vicious reaction of loving Christians, people wouldn't see the value of gnosticism.Sophia Sadekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303748450821405889noreply@blogger.com