1st PART:
differences BETWEEN THE ORTHODOX CHURCH & ROMAN CATHOLICISM
The Juridical Primacy of the Pope 5
The Infallibility of the Pope 7
Deformation of the sources and the practice of the Church 8
«Filioque» 9
Baptism 11
or Confirmation 12
The Holy Communion 13
Repentance - Confession 15
Holy Orders 16
Marriage 17
The anointing of the sick 19
Purgatory 19
The immaculate conception of the Holy Virgin 19
Jesus Prayer 20
The Holy Light 22
2nd PART:
ORTHODOX WITNESS or PROMETHEUS UNBOUND
Introduction 26
«God became Man in order to deify man» 27
The Vine and the branches 29
The problem of evil 30
The power of the Holy Scriptures 31
The appeal of the Orthodox Faith to the modern world 32
The body is the temple of God's spirit 32
The problem of the redistribution of wealth 35
The Orthodox Mission and its fulfilment 39
Nostalgia for the Orthodox faith in the West 42
Testimonials to the Orthodox faith of some Catholic professors and
prelates 44
The joyful mourning 46
Testimony of Westerners who have recently chosen the Orthodox
Church 47
Icons 50
The Liturgy 51
The Nicene Creed 54
APPENDIX "A"
The meaning of Christ's voluntary offer on the Cross 63
Hymn in honour of St. Lydia 70
Apostolic Pilgrimage of Patmos 71
the Godtrodden island 72
The tomb of St. Luce in Thebes 75
Social implications of sacramental life 77
APPENDIX "B"
79
Extracts of the Holy Bible 80
Apostolic pilgrimage of Athens 81
Apostolic pilgrimage of Corinth 86
St. Andrew's martyrdom in Patras 91
«Life of St. Constantine» 96
Summary of interview by Prof. George Pavlos 100
Thanksgiving at the lighting of the lamps 106
By the same author 108
Contents 110