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To: Pollster1

There was a clear unambiguous date agreed upon at the first ecumenical council


3 posted on 05/06/2015 6:27:56 AM PDT by Mount Athos (A Giant luxury mega-mansion for Gore, a Government Green EcoShack made of poo for you)
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To: Mount Athos
There was a clear unambiguous date agreed upon at the first ecumenical council

At the time they agreed, that agreement produced a clear, unambiguous date. That date now has ambiguity, and these people want to unify the churches. My impression is that you object to changing the date. I object also, but I see some value in unification. That will not happen if our position is that Eastern churches must take our date. I do not consider it reasonable to divorce the date from the lunar calendar. If we want to unify, I think the best option is a "minor" modification to the method from the first ecumenical council.

I may eventually decide that you are right, but I think we should give the date some consideration before choosing between tradition and a unification that would not compromise any key doctrine.

5 posted on 05/06/2015 6:37:43 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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To: Mount Athos

If I recall correctly, the date for celebrating Easter was adjusted at some point in order to celebrate Holy Week during a full moon.


7 posted on 05/06/2015 6:51:05 AM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
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