ΤΗΕ ROLE OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH
Westernization
of the orthodox East
Why
was Hesychasm and its practitioners persecuted? Because the places it
flourished (Russia, Greece, and Romanity in general) started to
gradually undergo a cultural westernization. It all started in Russia
after the reformation by the so-called Great Peter (in fact, he was
no great at all!).
Well,
this “Great” Peter, as you may already be aware of, committed a
big crime: he westernized Russia! He opened all doors and windows
(figure of speech) of our Holy Russia and allowed for the entire
heresy of Papism along with its relative, the distorting culture of
the West, to come in and alter everything (more or less, the same
happened here in Greece).
Consequently,
in place of the traditional orthodox Byzantine Chanting, a
tetra-phonic music was adopted and is, unfortunately, to be found in
all Russian churches. This is the reason for the emerging of western
iconography and pompous architecture in church constructions. It all
came from Russia, from this so-called Great Peter, who opened the
doors to Western “civilization”.
This
westernization came to Greece after the Greek Revolution (1821). We
wanted to get rid of the Turkish capture and got enslaved by the
West, instead. What could be worse than that?!
f. Savvas Agioreitis
To be continued...
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