Mhv Sugkoinwnei'te toi`s E

[ rgois toi`s Yucoktovnois

tw`n AiJretikw`n, Ma`llon dev kai; A
j poteicivzesqe
uJpov
Dr" Ij wavnnou N. Kallianiwvtou
Kaqhghtou' tou' Panepisthmivou tou' Scranton

a .v Provlogos
E
j nenhvkonta e[th e[coun parevlqei ajpov thvn hJmevran, o{pou oiJ hJmevteroi scismatikoiv
latinovfrone~ kai; ejn suneceiva/ ejxelissovmenoi eij~ a[krw~ aiJretikouv~, e[coun katalavbei thvn E
j kklhsivan th`~ E
J llavdo~ kai; tov Oijkoumenikovn Patriarcei`on th`~ Kwnstantinoupovlew~ kai; oiJ qeosebei`~ paradosiakoiv O
j rqovdoxoi devn ejtovlmwn nav ajntidravsoun. OiJ diwgmoiv, aiJ fulakivsei~, oiJ ajposchmatismoiv kai; aiJ aJrpagaiv tw`n naw`n
tw`n gnhsivwn O
j rqodovxwn ejsunecivsqhsan ejpiv pollav e[th, ejktov~ wJrismevnwn ajpomemakrusmevnwn cwrivwn, tav oJpoi`a ejsunevcisan thvn paravdosin kai; tov Palaiovn H
J merolovgion e{w~ tav~ ajrcav~ tou` a
/ Px v (1960). Thvn perivodon tauvthn h[rcisan oiJ topikoiv hJgevtai (koinotavrcai kai; grammatei`~) nav prospaqou`n nav peivsoun touv~ aJplou`~
pistouv~ cwrikouv~ nav ajllavxoun tov hJmerolovgion kai; nav uJpavgoun kai; ou|toi mev tovn
<<politismevnon>> kovsmon tw`n povlewn kai; th`~ dedumevnh~ Duvsew~. Dustucw`~ diav
touv~ kateuqunomevnou~ aujtouv~ a[rconta~, oiJ pistoiv ou|toi a[nqrwpoi hjrnhvqhsan tav~
protropav~ twn di j ajllaghvn hJmerologivou kai; ajnalambavnei tov e[rgon hJ cwrofulakhv. Diav th`~ biva~ ejpibavlloun tov nevon scismatikovn hJmerolovgion kai; katadiwvkoun
touv~ iJerei`~ tou` Palaiou` H
J merologivou: katalambavnoun dev kai; o{la~ tav~ jEkklh1
siva~ touvtwn.
Katevsthmen ajxioqrhvnhtoi wJ~ E
J llhnismov~: oiJ Patriavrcai Kwnstantinoupovlew~ ejplanhvqhsan, ajrch`~ genomevnh~ uJpov tou` Meletivou Metaxavkh [ a
/ Pkb (1922)a
/ Pkg v (1923)] kai; e[fqasan eij~ tovn uJpevrtaton baqmovn kakodoxiva~ mev tovn Patriavchn jAqhnagovran thvn dekaetivan tou` /aPx v (1960) kai; tou` ajkolouvqou tou
Dhmhtrivou katav tav~ periovdou~ tou` a
/ Po v (1970) kai; a
/ Pp v (1980), oJpovte e[ktote lambavnei tav skh`ptav twn oJ nu'n Patriavrch~ Barqolomai`o~, thvn dekaetivan tou`
a
/ P v (1990) kai; sunecivzei ajkavqekto~ e{w~ shvmeron tov foberovn tou`to e[rgon th`~
diabrwvsew~ kai; ejkpoihvsew~ th`~ O
j rqodoxiva~. Katevsthsan a{pante~ ou|toi newteristaiv, kakovdoxoi kai; aiJretikoiv. Levgoun pravgmata kai; ajkolouqou`n praktikav~, aiJ
oJpoi`ai ajntivkeintai th`~ paradovsewv~ ma~ kai; diav tou`to hJ E
j kklhsiva th`~ E
J llavdo~
qav prevpei nav mhv touv~ ajkolouqh`,/ ajllav dustucw`~, ajpestavthse kai; au{th kai; oiJ ejAujtav sunevbhsan eij~ tav xd v (64) cwriva tou` Kabontovrou (Eujboiva") tov a
/ Pxe v (1965), o{pou touv~
ejpevbalon diav th`~ biva~ tov nevon hJmerolovgion kai; ejdivcasan touv~ pistouv~ xwmavcou". jAll j oiJ diw'ktai ou|toi uJpevsthsan, qeiva/ divkh/, megavla" dokimasiva" kai; ajsqeneiva" diav tov kakovn, tov oJpoi'on ejpevbalon eij" touv" O
j rqodovxou" sumpatriwvta" twn.
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pivskopoiv th" eijsivn a{pante" uJpovlogoi th'" parouvsh" pneumatikh'" krivsew". H

J pivsti~ tou` E
{ llhno~ kai; hJ qeologiva th`~ jEkklhsiva~ tou ei\nai paradosiakhv kai;
O
j rqovdoxo~ kai; parevmeine toiauvth par j o{la~ tav~ pievsei~ tw`n O
j qomanw`n tzicantistw`n mousoulmavnwn ejpiv u v (400) e[th katav thvn zoferavn tauvthn douleivan tou'
E
[ qnou".2 H
\ to mevgiston tov sfavlma th`~ jEkklhsiva~ th`~ E
J llavdo~ nav ajkolouqhvsh/, ejn periovdw/ ejleuqeriva", tov scismatikovn kai; ejxelissovmenon eij~ aiJretikovn Patriarcei`on th`~ Kwnstantinoupovlew~ kai; nav dicavsh/ touv~ pistouv~ th~. H
J mei`~ o{mw~, wJ~ gnw`stai th`~ ajlhqeiva~, devn provkeitai nav ajllavxwmen tov frovnhmav ma~, diovti aujthvn thvn pivstin kai; paravdosin ejphvramen ajpov touv~ gonei`~ ma~ kai; touv~
pappou`dev~ ma~ (thvn giagiav ma~ eijdikw`~ kai; thvn mhtevra ma~). O
j feivlomen dev nav
diathrhvswmen kai; nav metabibavswmen kai; eij~ thvn eJpomevnhn geneavn aujtov, tov oJpoi`on parelavbomen kai; ei\nai ejpitaghv jApostolikhv kai; Paterikhv, ejpikekurwmevnh uJpov eJptav Oijkoumenikw'n Sunovdwn kai; muriavda~ aJgivwn, ajpokaluvyewn kai; qaumavtwn.3

b .v A
j navgkh A
j poteicivsews
H
J foberav diastrevblwsi~ th'" qeologiva" ma", uJpov tw'n sugcrovnwn aiJretikw'n
yeudo-pneumatikw'n hJgetw'n kai; tw'n yeudo-qeolovgwn (ijslamolavgnwn) kaqhghtw'n
ma", th'" qeologiva" tauvth" th'" ajpokalufqeivsh" uJpov tou' JAgivou Pneuvmato", wJ"
levgei oJ {Agio" Grhgovrio" oJ Qeolovgo",4 th'" toiauvth" tw'n Patevrwn kai; tw'n Sunovdwn, devn givnetai ajpodekthv ajpov kanevna O
j rqovdoxon, oJ oJpoi'o" e[cei stoiceiwvdei"
gnwvsei" th'" pivstewv" ma". H
J pivsti" ma", hJ paravdosiv" ma" kai; oiJ IJ eroiv Kanovne"
devn h\san potev laqemevnoi, w{ste nav e[lqoun oiJ Fanariw'tai, mev tov panqrhskeiakovn
kai; sugkrhtikovn twn frovnhma, nav touv" <<beltiwvsoun>> kai; nav touv" ajllavxoun w{ste
nav thvn kavmoun thvn jEkklhsivan ma" Protestantikhvn. jAllav <<tovn eJautovn mhv ajdikou'nta oujdeiv" parablavyai duvnatai>>,5 ajkovmh kai; Patriavrcai.
IJ erav Paravdosi" di j hJma'" shmaivnei: hJ gnhsiva e[kfrasi" th'" jOrqodovxou
Cristianikh'" ajlhqeiva", katovpin fwtismou' tou' JAgivou Pneuvmato". Pw'" ei\nai dunatovn oiJ ajfwvtistoi monternistaiv tw'n hJmerw'n ma" nav tolmhvsoun nav diorqwvsoun
aujtov, tov oJpoi'on ejdovqh uJpov tou' JAgivou Pneuvmato"; Devn e[coun oiJ peplanhmevnoi ou|toi ou[te stoiceiwvdh fovbon Qeou'; Mav aujthv hJ aJgiva hJmw'n Paravdosi" devn ejdhmiouvrghse tav" ciliavda" tw'n aJgivwn; Pou' ei\nai oiJ a{gioi tw'n newteristw'n oijkoumenistw'n;
O
{ ra, Povph Calkia`-Stefavnou, OiJ {Agioi th`~ Civou, jAqhvna 1994, ss. 26-53. O
{ pou ajnafevrontai
tav basanisthvria, aiJ ajnaskolopivsei" kai; oiJ ajpokefalismoiv tw`n Cristianw`n, tav ajnosiourghvmata
katav tw'n monacw'n kai; oiJ biasmoiv tw'n monazousw'n ajpov touv~ barbavrou~ Touvrkou~.
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O
{ ra, Ij wavnnou N. Kallianiwvtou, << E
j mfanivsei~, JOravmata kai; Qauvmata jEniscuvonta thvn Patrwva
/ n hJmw`n Paradosiakhvn Pivstin>>, krufo-sxoleio, January 8, 2014, pp. 1-7.
http://krufo-sxoleio.blogspot.com/2014/01/blog-post_106.html. E
j pivsh~, John N. Kallianiotis, Miracles That
Corroborate the Traditional Orthodox Faith, Orthodox Tradition, Volume XXXI, Number 3, 2014, pp. 19-25.
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O
{ ra, Stulianou' G. Papadopouvlou, O
J Plhgwmevno" jAetov" (Grhgovrio" oJ Qeolovgo"), E
[ kdosi"
jApostolikh'" Diakoniva", Aqh'nai 1992.
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{Agio" Ij wavnnh" oJ Crusovstomo", Parainevsei" prov" O
j lumpiavda, jAqh'nai 1990..
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Devn uJpavrcoun toiou'toi, kaq j o{ti devn ajpedevcqhsan ajpoluvtw" thvn O

j rqovdoxon Paravdosin, devn e[zhsan kai; devn ejdivdaxan sumfwvnw" prov" thvn O
j rqovdoxon Pivstin, devn
uiJoqevthsan touv" Kanovna" th'" O
j rqodovxou E
j kklhsiva": o{ti e[kamnon kai; e[legon
h\san ajnqrwvpina yeudo-sunaisqhmatikav kataskeuavsmata kai; xevna prov" thvn ajlhvqeian, thvn bavsin th'" pivstewv" ma", diovti devn h\san tau'ta ajpotevlesma fwtismou' uJpov tou' JAgivou Pneuvmato", ajll j ejfeurhvmata tou' plavnou kai; ijdikav twn parermhneuvmata.
OiJ oijkoumenistaiv <<ojrqovdoxoi>> devn e[coun megavla" diaforav" ajpov touv" Kaqolikouv". Eij" pleivsta" periptwvsei", o{mw", oiJ Kaqolikoiv ei\nai sunthrhtikovteroi
tw'n ojrqodovxwn oijkoumenistw'n, oiJ oJpoi'oi plhsiavzoun touv" Protestavnta".6 H
J ajnqrwpivnh ajgavph kai; hJ sunuvparxiv" ma" h[ ajkovmh kai; hJ suggevneiav ma" mev touv" newteristav" ajdelfouv" ma" devn qav prevpei nav ma'" oJdhghvsh/ eij" thvn eJnovthta h[ thvn ajpodochvn th'" aiJrevsewv" twn, diovti ou|toi e[coun paramerivsei kai; oujsiastikw'", e[coun
prodwvsei thvn ojrqhvn pivstin, thvn ajlhvqeian th'" Paradosiakh'" jOrqodoxiva". Plei'stoi, ejk tw'n yeudo-pneumatikw'n hJgetw'n th'" shvmeron, sundevontai filikwvtata mev
touv" aiJretikouv", touv" ajlloqrhvskou" kai; o{lhn thvn panspermivan tw'n ajqevwn kai;
tw'n satanistw'n:7 ajll j ei\nai ou|toi ejcqrikoiv, aujtarcikoiv kai; ajpoluvtw" ajdiavforoi
diav thvn Gnhsivan O
j rqodoxivan kai; touv" zhlwtav" ajkolouvqou" tauvth". jAll j hJmei'",
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<<Oujdevna devdoika wJ" touv" ejpiskovpou" plhvn ojlivgwn.>>
Skopov" tw'n peplanhmevnwn touvtwn aiJretikw'n <<ojrqodovxwn>> ei\nai nav katastrevyoun thvn O
j rqodoxivan kai; tou'to qav katasth'/ dunatovn ejavn ejkdiwvxoun touv" zhlwtav" ajpov tov {Agion O
[ ro", w{ste nav mhvn uJfivstantai kai; ou{tw", nav mhvn ei\nai dunatov" oJ e[legco" tw'n kakodoxiw'n twn. OiJ a[lloi O
j rqovdoxoi h[ ei\nai cliaroiv uJposthriktaiv th'" pivstewv" twn h[ devn tolmou'n nav ajntimetwpivsoun touv" ijscurouv" kakodovxou" h[ devn touv" ejndiafevrei hJ ojrqovth" th'" pivstewv" twn h[ devn gnwrivzoun tov
pneumatikovn th" periecovmenon,9 w{ste nav fevroun ejmpovdia eij" touv" diwvkta" touvtou"
th'" O
j rqodovxou E
j kklhsiva" ma" h[ aJplw'" nav ajpoteicisqou'n a{panta" touvtou" kai;
e[tsi nav ajnagkasqou'n nav fragkevyoun oiJ yeudo-orqovdoxoi (Neo-Bevkkoi) ou|toi hJgevtai, oiJ oJpoi'oi dicavzoun ajkovmh kai; oijkogeneiva" kai; oJdhgou'n eij" thvn ajpwvleian tovn
qeosebh' laovn ma" mev tav" yucoktovnou" aiJrevsei" twn.

Eij" tov ejxwterikovn sumproseuvcontai ojrqovdoxoi oijkoumenistaiv metav Protestantw'n kai; summetevcoun ajpov koinou' eij" tov Pagkovsmion Sumbouvlion tw'n E
j kklhsiw'n, ajpov tov oJpoi'on oiJ Kaqolikoiv ajpevcoun qewrou'nte" eJautouv" twn wJ" <<sunthritikouv">>. Oujaiv toi'" ajlloprosavlloi" touvtoi"!
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Kaq j o{ti, <<oiJ qeoiv tw'n ejqnw'n daimovnia eijsivn>>.
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{Agio" Ij wavnnh" oJ Crusovstomo", e[nq. ajnwt.
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H
J a[gnoia th'" paradosiakh'" O
j rqodoxiva" ma" ejscediavsqh kai; ejpeteuvcqh mev thvn katavrghsin
th'" E
J llhnorqodovxou paideiva" ma": mevga scevdion tw'n skoteinw'n dunavmewn kai; tw'n praktovrwn twn
ejntov" th'" cwvra", tw'n yeudo-politikw'n ma". jAllav megivsthn eujquvnhn fevrei kai; oJ E
J llhnikov" laov", oJ oJpoi'o" touv" ajpodevcetai ejpiv tessaravkonta e[th. E
j avn hJ E
J llav" devn ajpokthvsh/ politikouv" hJgevta" tou' kuvrou" tou' Ij wavnnou Kapodistrivou kinduneuvei mev nevan uJpotaghvn kai; paratetamevnhn
douleivan.
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g .v E
j pivlogos
Tevlo", eij" thvn discilieth' iJstorivan th'" O
j rqodovxou E
j kklhsiva" ma", th'"
mhtrov" pasw'n tw'n O
j rqodovxwn E
j kklhsiw'n, ou|toi oiJ oJpoi'oi ajpevrripton e[stw kai;
tov ejlavciston (e{n ijw'ta h[ mivan keraivan) ajpov thvn qemeliwvdh paravdosivn ma", oujdevpote ejqeolovgoun gnhsivw" kai; O
j rqodovxw". {Apanta tau'ta, tav oJpoi'a e[legon kai;
ejdivdaskon devn h\san beltiwvsei", aujxhvsei" kai; ejmploutismov" th'" IJ era'" Paradovsew", ajll j h\san kainouvrgia (kainav) pravgmata, neva <<paravdosi">>, h[toi, kakodoxivai
kai; ajnti-orqovdoxoi didaskalivai. Diav nav ajntilhfqh'/ ti" tav" uJyhlav" ajlhqeiva" th'"
JAgiva" ma" O
j rqodoxiva", qav prevpei nav bioi' sunecw'" kai; ajpoluvtw" tovn O
j rqovdoxon trovpon zwh'", nav zh'/ tovn Qeovn, nav ejpikoinwnh'/ ajdialeivptw" mev tovn Kuvrion diav
th'" proseuch'", diav tou' ejkklhsiasmou' kai; di j o{lwn tw'n musthrivwn, w{ste nav decqh'/ thvn Qeivan Cavrin kai; toioutotrovpw", nav diabioi', nav ajntilambavnetai kai; nav
tautivzetai mev thvn qeivan fuvsin tou, tov <<kat j eijkovna>> tou' Qeou'. Bebaivw", oJ ajpwvtato" skopov" tou' pragmatikou' O
j rqodovxou ei\nai nav fqavsh/ eij" tov <<kaq j oJmoivwsin>>.
Au{th ejstivn hJ pragmatikhv ma" fuvsi", hJ e{nwsiv" ma" mev tovn Qeovn, tovn Patevra ma" kai; Dhmiourgovn ma", hJ ajpovlausi" tou' aijwnivou Paradeivsou kai; oujciv tav
parav fuvsin, hJ ajpwvleiav ma" mev tav ejfeurhvmata tou' Satana',10 tav" aiJretikav" tou
kakodoxiva" kai; aJpavsa" tav plavna", tav" oJpoiva" e[cei ejpirrivyei eij" touv" <<sofouv">>
th'" shvmeron. O
J a[nqrwpo", oJ oJpoi'o" ajnazhtei' mev tapeivnwsin thvn gnw'sin tou' ajlhqinou' Qeou' (th'" Miva" JAgiva" O
J moousivou kai; A
j diairevtou Triavdo"), qav thvn eu{rh/
mev thvn bohvqeian tou' Ij divou tou' Qeou' ma", diovti hJ ajgavph tou' Qeou' ma", tou' Kurivou hJmw'n Ij hsou' Cristou', ei\nai a[peiro" prov" tovn a[nqrwpon kai; diav tou'to oJ Kuvriov" ma" qav kavmh/ dunathvn thvn gnw'sivn ma" di j Aujtovn. Di j aujth'" th'" gnwvsew" tou'
monadikou' ajlhqinou' Qeou' kai; zw'nte" e[conte" ejntov" ma" tovn Qeovn Aujtovn, qav biou'men thvn makariovthta, thvn ajnavpausin, thvn eijrhvnhn, thvn ajlhvqeian, thvn ajgavphn,
thvn diavkrisin kai; thvn ejlpivda, makravn tw'n pantoivwn diataracw'n, tou' yeuvdou", th'"
plavnh", tou' mivsou", tou' fovbou kai; tw'n yucoktovnwn aiJrevsewn, <<ejxagorazovmenoi
J prospavqeia tw'n oijkoumenistw'n ejtovn kairovn, o{ti aiJ hJmevrai ponhraiv eijsi>>.11 H
piskovpwn nav ejxaleivyoun thvn O
j rqodoxivan qav ajpotuvch/, wJ" ajpevtuce kai; oJ Ij oulianov" oJ Parabavth", o{" ejfwvnhsen eij" tov tevlo" th'" zwh'" tou: <<Nenivkhkav" me Nazwrei'e>>.
Kalav Cristouvgenna!

<<Ei\pen oJ jAbba'" jAntwvnio": Ei\don pavsa" tav" pagivda" tou' ejcqrou' hJplwmevna" ejpiv th'" gh'": kai;
stenavxa" ei\pon: tiv" a\ra parevrcetai tauvta"; kai; h[kousa fwnh'" legouvsh" moi, hJ tapeinofrosuvnh.>>
jAb. jAntwvnio" PG 65, z v.
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E
j fes. e v 16.
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