Pentru heterodocsii care isi spun "ortodocsi", considerand ca nasterea din nou ar fi la Mirungere (sau altadata) si nu la Botez, iata invatatura Sfintilor Parinti. Sa luam, de exemplu, pe Sf Ciprian:
"[O]ne is not born by the imposition of hands when he receives the Holy Ghost, but in baptism, that so, being already born, he may receive the Holy Spirit, even as it happened in the first man Adam. For first God formed him, and then breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. For the Spirit cannot be received, unless he who receives first has an existence. But . . . the birth of Christians is in baptism" (ibid., 74[73]:7).
Deci, un copil botezat, dar nemiruit este un nascut din nou, iar Mirungerea nu este necesara mantuirii. Un adevar transmis noua de Sfintii Parinti, adevar uitat, ca atatea altele, de catre schismatici.
Asupra faptului ca rasaritenii sunt cei care au inovat in privinta Mirungerii, facand ca presbiterul si nu episcopul sa fie administratorul acestui Sfant Sacrament, iata ce spun Parintii Bisericii Catolice. Sa luam, de exemplu, pe Hipolit:
"The bishop, imposing his hand on them, shall make an invocation, saying, ‘O Lord God, who made them worthy of the remission of sins through the Holy Spirit’s washing unto rebirth, send into them your grace so that they may serve you according to your will, for there is glory to you, to the Father and the Son with the Holy Spirit, in the holy Church, both now and through the ages of ages. Amen.’ Then, pouring the consecrated oil into his hand and imposing it on the head of the baptized, he shall say, ‘I anoint you with holy oil in the Lord, the Father Almighty, and Christ Jesus and the Holy Spirit.’ Signing them on the forehead, he shall kiss them and say, ‘The Lord be with you.’ He that has been signed shall say, ‘And with your spirit.’ Thus shall he do to each" (The Apostolic Tradition 21–22 [A.D. 215])."
Desigur, mai putem arata multe izvoare din care aflam ca practica Sfintilor Parinti, spre deosebire de practica ortodocsilor de azi, aceasta a fost: ca episcopul sa fie savarsitorul acestui Sfant Sacrament. Dar la ce ar folosi sa prezinti comorile traditiei unora care o tin una si buna, acuzandu-i pe catolici de inovare, cand ei sunt cei catre au inovat ?
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