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**Jannet.K** · 11-09-2007, 07:53 AM

From the proceedings at the recent conference in Athens on Elder Sophrony, it seems that the move to canonise him is well under way. There has also been a resounding refutation of those few (like Prof. A. I. Osipov) who still consider Elder Sophrony to have been in prelest.

Are we to idolize our elders? I think not. I know people deeply venerate Elder Sophrony, but some retired bishops seem to be critical of this elder idolization... I know people respect Elder Sophrony very much, but the tone of some of these posts makes me highly uncomfortable... Let us not get closer to the decease elders than to our own living priests, especially our dearly beloved parish priests who labor ceaselessly for our souls!

11-09-2007, 07:53 AM	#14
Jannet.K Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 517 Senior Member	From the proceedings at the recent conference in Athens on Elder Sophrony, it seems that the move to canonise him is well under way. There has also been a resounding refutation of those few (like Prof. A. I. Osipov) who still consider Elder Sophrony to have been in prelest. Are we to idolize our elders? I think not. I know people deeply venerate Elder Sophrony, but some retired bishops seem to be critical of this elder idolization... I know people respect Elder Sophrony very much, but the tone of some of these posts makes me highly uncomfortable... Let us not get closer to the decease elders than to our own living priests, especially our dearly beloved parish priests who labor ceaselessly for our souls!
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