Orthodox here. These kinds of converts are called “ortho-bros”, and we don’t care for them either. They’re our equivalent of the rad-trads in Catholicism.
Any kind of structure like Orthodoxy which values and preserves ancient tradition is going to be appealing to diseased individuals like those mentioned in the article. Their kind of hate has no place with us.
Understandable. I had heard similarly on local radio here that a number of the various churces were woirking on this, including requiring a “cooling off” period prior to conversion. I’m a Catholic convert myself, and I am suprised how many of my classmates have since gone off the deep end to the rad trad way. On top of that i live in a town that was, I believe, the first North American enclave of the SSPX, a rad trad fratenrity of preists that has maintained a quasi-schematic relationship with Rome for pretty much all of their 50+ year history.
Orthodox here. These kinds of converts are called “ortho-bros”, and we don’t care for them either. They’re our equivalent of the rad-trads in Catholicism.
Any kind of structure like Orthodoxy which values and preserves ancient tradition is going to be appealing to diseased individuals like those mentioned in the article. Their kind of hate has no place with us.
Understandable. I had heard similarly on local radio here that a number of the various churces were woirking on this, including requiring a “cooling off” period prior to conversion. I’m a Catholic convert myself, and I am suprised how many of my classmates have since gone off the deep end to the rad trad way. On top of that i live in a town that was, I believe, the first North American enclave of the SSPX, a rad trad fratenrity of preists that has maintained a quasi-schematic relationship with Rome for pretty much all of their 50+ year history.