tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195909349513705056.post8379503963374285396..comments2016-09-29T02:10:54.308-06:00Comments on Take Our Church Back!: A Letter From A Fellow ParishionerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195909349513705056.post-12037736106653357192007-06-29T19:20:00.000-06:002007-06-29T19:20:00.000-06:00Well said, Matt and Yanni. Matt's comments cut to ...Well said, Matt and Yanni. Matt's comments cut to the heart of the matter in ANY idea of rule of law. The capricious notion that issues that have been voted upon and passed by previous General Assemblies - a LEGALLY consituted legislative body - can be considered "wishes" is WISHFUL THINKING! <BR/><BR/>Barbara ColessidesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195909349513705056.post-28927824589858868602007-06-29T02:28:00.000-06:002007-06-29T02:28:00.000-06:00I was one of the other parishioners in attendance ...I was one of the other parishioners in attendance at this meeting. I can attest to the accuracy of comments made in Mr. Armaou's letter regarding the dialog of the Parish Council. Everything he claims was said, was, to my best recollection, indeed verbally addressed in the meeting. As a note of concordance with one issue in Mr. Armaou's letter I would like to pose a question to this community. I am not an expert on the rules governing Parish Council and General Assembly meetings. I believe they are called Robert's Rules of Order, but I may be mistaken. That being said it seems logical to me that the 1969 motion regarding any attempted schism which was unanimously passed and bears no time restraint on its effectiveness would remain in effect until a current General Assembly passes a motion overriding it. If we assume the "wish" logic, as was coined by some members of the Parish Council during the meeting, would not all official guidelines issued by gatherings such as past Ecumenical Councils merely be wishes? I defer to your wisdom; please, enlighten me.<BR/><BR/>Respectfully,<BR/><BR/>Matthew HedbergAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com