[Trikaduliana]

I must admit that I have seen that a lot in Byzantine circles and it seems just a variant of Protestantism, where every man is his own bishop and knows best.

I am convinced that there is a real blessing in stability under one's bishop. Save for the most extreme of circumstances I am sure that it is better for me to be loyal and committed to my bishop, indeed to encourage him to be the best bishop the Holy Spirit can make him, than to be constantly sniping, double-guessing and judging.

One of the things that did lead me to discount the Byzantine churches in my own pilgrimage was this lack of stability which so many of the Byzantines I corresponded with seemed to exhibit. I guess that most, if not all, were converts and maybe this is why it can be an issue. Old habits...etc.

Peter