Fr. Peter Heers and Constantine Zalalas discuss the recent public statements by Pope Francis. "All religions are paths to reach God. They are—to make a comparison—like different languages, different dialects, to get there. But God is God for everyone. If you start to fight saying 'my religion is more important than yours, mine is true and yours isn't', where will this lead us? There is only one God, and each of us has a language to arrive at God. Some are Sheik, Muslim, Hindu, Christians; they are different ways to God." - Pope Francis, September 13th, 2024

Constantine Zalalas' lecture from the conference: "On the Eighth Œcumenical Council: The Catholic Condemnation of the Filioque" that took place on March 14 - 16th, 2024 in Lake Guntersville, AL. Re-watch all the conference lectures here: 👉 https://www.crowdcast.io/c/8th-council Mr. Zalalas is an international speaker and retreat master for all Orthodox jurisdictions in the United States and abroad. He holds Masters (with honors) in Dogmatic Theology from the University of Thessalonica. He has published a number of pamphlets and books. His most recent publications include: In Search of the Truth (partnering with St. Anthony"s Monastery in AZ), Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, of On the Book of the Revelation by Archimandrite Athanasios Mitilinaios (fZoe Press), My Exodus from Roman Catholicism by Bishop of Nanzianzus Paul De Ballester and Tears of Repentance by Athanasios Katigkas. Mr. Constantine Zalalas was born on January 30, 1956, on the island of Kos in Greece and while in his early teens, immigrated to the United States with his family. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology at Millersville University of Pennsylvania in 1978. Mr. Zalalas is currently a member and a pastoral assistant of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where he resides with his family. In 1988, while on pilgrimage to the holy places of Greece, he met Archimandrite Athanasios Mitilinaios, the great elder, teacher and interpreter of the Holy Scriptures. Soon, with the blessing of the Elder, by God's grace, Constantine began translating and presenting the homilies of the elder. Today, over 200 one hour long teachings have been translated and are available on several web sites (www.saintnicodemos.com, www.pantocrator.gr ) and on the YouTube channel “Nicodemos Hagiorite.”

Fr. Johannes Jacobse's lecture from the conference: "On the Eighth Œcumenical Council: The Catholic Condemnation of the Filioque" that took place on March 14 - 16th, 2024 in Lake Guntersville, AL. Re-watch all the conference lectures here: 👉 https://www.crowdcast.io/c/8th-council Father Johannes Jacobse has been a priest for over thirty years. Born in Holland, he has a B.A. from the University of Minnesota, an M.Div. from St. Vladimir’s Seminary, studied the Greek language at the University of Thessaloniki, Greece, and is a fellow at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. Fr. Hans edits the web site Orthodoxy Today that discusses social and moral issues from an Orthodox Christian framework. The success of Orthodoxy Today led to the founding of the American Orthodox Institute, a research and educational organization that engages the cultural issues of the day within the Orthodox Christian moral tradition. He is also the founder of the St. Paisios Brotherhood. Fr. Hans is married and has one daughter.

Monk Filotheu Bălan's lecture from the conference: "On the Eighth Œcumenical Council: The Catholic Condemnation of the Filioque" that took place on March 14 - 16th, 2024 in Lake Guntersville, AL. The original title of his talk was: "The Historical Roots of the Acceptance of Heresy in the West." 👇 Re-watch all the conference lectures here 👇 https://www.crowdcast.io/c/8th-council Monk Filotheu Bălan was consecrated at the Sihăstria Monastery, under the supervision of Archimandrite Fathers Cleopa Ilie and Ioanichie Bălan, and from 1999 at the Petru Vodă Monastery, under Archimandrite Father Justin Pârvu. Between 1996-2024 he was engaged in the research of the Orthodox patristic heritage, especially that of the legacy of St. Paisie Velichkovsky, on two branches - theological and musical - with the blessing and support of the Metropolitanate of Moldavia and Bucovina. His research activity, spread throughout all the Romanian libraries, those of the Holy Mount Athos and of the world, has resulted in many writings, dozens of printed volumes, thousands of pages of unpublished musical scores, countless conferences and collaborations with many universities in the country and abroad.

Excerpt from: "On Ecclesiology: Vatican II and Neo-Papalism in the Orthodox Church" — With Fr. Peter Heers Watch the full lecture here: https://rumble.com/v51anao-on-ecclesiology-analysis-of-aspects-of-papalism-and-neo-papalism.html

—With Fr. Peter Heers Originally recorded in September, 2023

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