Conference on Ecumenism at the Univ. of Chicago (2007)

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This is the Q&A portion of an Orthodox Conference on Ecumenism held at the University of Chicago in 2007. At the conference two "Old Calendarist" Christians (Fr Michael Hallford and Monk Maximos Maretta) took up the challenge of demonstrating that the New Calendarist, and Ecumenist Orthodox churches - even though they contain pseudo-traditionalist movements such as that of Elder Ephraim of Arizona - have officially accepted heretical teachings at the highest and most official levels. Bishop Maximos’ presentation can be seen as a separate program here: http://www.hotca.org/videos/116-the-problem-of-conservative-new-calendarism.

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