> Father: I am indeed starting from the assumption that 16th c sects are
alien to the Levant and that wre should first 'aid the household of
Faith' by a) keeping strangers and controversy out and b) making sure
that the 'Provisional Authority' (Bush 43) guarantees the rights of the
Church. These ancient traditions have a rich liturgical and spiritual
heritage and are 'on the ground'. Lets not repeat the horror of ECUSA in
the early 19th c when they sent a missioner to Constantinople to convert
the Fanar! There are well over 1 million historic Christians in Iraq.
Percentage wise it is the third largest Christian country after The
Lebanon and Syria.Blessings. GDVW+                                      
                               Fr. Wiebe,
>
> Is the assumption you are making here that the historic churches have the
> necessary wherewithal and that there is no need for help (in these
> extraordinary times) to fill the vast spiritual void left from years of
> slavery to Islam?
>
> Or should we rather take the approach St. Paul did:
>
> "What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth,
> Christ
> is proclaimed; and in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will rejoice..."
>
> I personally do rejoice to hear these things, though I share your strong
> desire to see the historically faithful Church strengthened and growing.
>
> Humbly,
>
> Wayne+
>
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