On Communion & Faux-Defenders of Bad Bishops

Communion is not simply a legal agreement, and it cannot be extended by wordplay but only through authentic unity of faith.

In the article Refusing Communion, I explained the meaning of communion (κοινωνία). Clear from the witness of the Scriptures and the Fathers is that communion is the bond of faith which unites the catholic churches throughout the world.. Communion is a joint partnership in the same faith. Therefore, as the Fathers taught and practised, no Christian can …