Topic: New Article: Serbian Autocephaly as Paradigm for Canonical Autocephaly

[Anastasios]

Friends, here is a new article appearing on the front page of our site. I hope you enjoy it. If discussion becomes spirited, moderators, please feel free to move to another forum.

Anastasios

http://www.orthodoxchristianity.net/articles/50-the-autocephaly-of-the-serbian-church-in-1219-as-a-paradigm-for-the-canonical-acquisition-of-autocephaly

Abstract: When speaking about the Autocephaly of the Serbian Orthodox Church 800 years ago, one always has in mind that the history of events related to St. Sava is quite well known to the general public, but what has particularly caught my attention at this time is the question: how the autocephaly of the Serbian church and the events around it can be a paradigm of the canonical acquisition of the autocephaly?

[LizaSymonenko]

It is an informative and very interesting article.  Thanks for posting it!

[orthoreader]

I'm sure I'll have more questions over this piece, but to start. If this is the main reason for having an autocephalous church that autocephalous churches are divided, although only for administrative and practical reasons

Why is this status such a subject of contention between jurisdictions?

[hecma925]

I'm sure I'll have more questions over this piece, but to start. If this is the main reason for having an autocephalous church that autocephalous churches are divided, although only for administrative and practical reasons

Why is this status such a subject of contention between jurisdictions?

It depends on whose version of practicality.