Ep. 15 | Capcanele dialogului cu cei de alte confesiuni

In “Philokalia for the Contemporary Man” Fr. Grigorie Foltiș is in dialogue with Fr. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Grigore-Dinu Moș on the sidelines of Philokalia XI. Love means living the entire life of the one you love, with all of theirs. Including their sins/falls, you live them, but you live them as pain. You do not live them by sharing the dirty energy of sin, but you live them as pain. The disorders that come from discussions related to dogmas are dangerous. Why? Because they put people who are unprepared and uncalled for such discussions in front of two alternatives, neither of which is good. A first dangerous alternative is to give in from the orthodox point of view. The temptation is to relativize the Truth and receive doubt or the seed of heretical thinking of the one who challenges you to such discussions. The second dangerous alternative is to resist passionately, to respond with arrogance and superiority, and to end up hating your neighbor because he is not in the right faith. Both are very damaging. It matters a lot to be in the Truth. Why? Because being in the Truth, therefore in the Spirit of Truth, only then do we acquire true and perfect love for others. If you are not in the Truth, claiming to have the love of Christ in you is a big lie. 00:00:00- Introduction 00:03:44- The pain of the one who loves 00:04:18- The danger of discussions on dogmas 00:05:04- Two dangerous alternatives in ecumenical dialogue 00:06:12- What should ecumenical dialogue be like? 00:09:53- Postmodernity = relativism 00:11:03- Is everyone called to ecumenical dialogue? 00:17:19- The position of St. Isaac the Syrian on the dialogue on dogmas 00:18:33- The testimony of St. Paisios the Hagiorite about St. Isaac the Syrian 00:21:12- Confession of doubts in faith in confession 00:25:15- It matters a lot to be in the Truth