Tag: Alexander Rentel
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The Synaxis of Primates: A Prelude to Conciliarity and Unity
by Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis, with Rev Dr. Alexander Rentel Amid a great storm of words and clouds of recriminations, first His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, and then the other venerable presidents of the autocephalous Churches, landed at airports in Crete and stepped off their planes to clear and sunny days typical of this Greek […]
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On Consensus: A Canonical Appraisal
by Very Rev. Dr. Alexander Rentel A key component of the document “Organization and Working Procedure” is the requirement for unanimity for the approval of any texts or amendments. The primates of the Churches can adopt procedures for the running of the council; nothing in the canonical tradition forbids the adoption of such rules, and […]
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Reflections on the Document “The Sacrament of Marriage and Its Impediments”
by Rev. Dr. Patrick Viscuso, Perry T. Hamalis, David Heith-Stade, Rev. Dr. Chrysostom Nassis, Rev. Dr. Alexander Rentel, and Christos Tsironis According to the theological vision of the Church, the bond of love is to be found at the core of marital life. Marriage is viewed within the framework of love, which is the core […]
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A Perspective on Marriage from the Canonical Tradition
by Fr. Alexander Rentel (This essay was originally delivered as a public talk at the June 2015 Fordham/OTSA conference on the upcoming Great and Holy Council of the Orthodox Church. It was part of a panel on canonical impediments to marriage.) When examining marriage, starting with the liturgy provides an antidote from a legalistic affliction, which is […]