The Main Cause for the Schism Between Western and Eastern Christianity According to St. Nektarios

St. Nektarios of Aegina (+1920) presents the Orthodox view of the 11th century schism between Rome and the rest of the Church. He explains in simple terms why the Pope caused the schism and why papal supremacy is rejected by Holy Orthodoxy. This text was written by St. Justin Popović, heavily quoting St. Nektarios. See citations in the link below. 📖 Read the text here: https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2022... 🎧 The Pope Asks Elders Paisios & Porphyrios: Will You Come to the Vatican?    • The Pope Asks Elders Paisios & Porphyrios:...   🎧 Papism as the Oldest Protestantism - St. Justin Popović    • Papism as the Oldest Protestantism - St. J...   🎧 A Desperate Appeal (Against False Union with Rome) - Elder Philotheos Zervakos    • A Desperate Appeal (Against False Union wi...   🎧 On Reception into the Orthodox Church - Elder Aimilianos Receives Roman Catholic Fr. Placide    • On Reception into the Orthodox Church - El...   ⛪ Find an Orthodox parish and monastery near you: https://orthodox-world.org/ https://orthodoxyinamerica.org/ _______ The Apostle Paul "often writes about the unity of the Church, about the unity of that unity, about the head of the Church, about the hierarchy of the Church, but he nowhere mentions the Apostle Peter as the connecting link of that unity of the Church" (Book I, pp. 70-73). "Ecumenical Synods," Saint Nektarios writes further, "are the most characteristic feature of the arrangement and organization of the Church and the spirit that reigns in the Church, and they are an expression of equal honor and equal value and importance of all local Churches." And more: "They are the clearest testimony of the whole Church about infallibility, which is found only in the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church (and not in the Pope)" (Book I, pp. 93-94). "Whatever the adherents of papal infallibility may say in order to satisfy their passion, history clearly shows that certain popes have shown themselves to be fallible in faith and even traitors to the true faith" (Book I, 173). _______ Orthodox Wisdom is dedicated to sharing the writings and lives of the Saints of the Orthodox Church. Glory to Jesus Christ!