“Only the Orthodox Church is most firmly opposed to the spirit of this world.”
Now, if I could only get him to say that in an overly-pretentious mix of Greek, Syriac, Latin and German…
(Hat tip to the American Orthodox Institute.)
Metropolitan Jonah is contra den Zeitgeist
Published 9 May 2009 General , Media , The Orthodox Faith 1 CommentTags: German, Greek, jonah paffhausen, Latin, metropolitan jonah, Pretentious Blog Titles, Syriac
Leitourgeia kai Qurbana: Contra den Zeitgeist 
I’m a big +Jonah fan. The OCA made a statement when they elected him. He’s an American, a convert, and a solid monastic. Given +Philip’s recent, well, weird actions (I’m not sure what else to call it), +Jonah may end up taking over the American unity and evangelization front, which +Philip has been fighting for forty years, when other Orthodox bishops wouldn’t touch either issue. My priest says he can either make or break us — let’s hope it’s the former.