History repeats itself: Catholicism has another Pope Leo, Leo XIV, who seeks to bring Orthodoxy into communion with Rome. In 1894, when Leo XIll wrote an encyclical inviting the Orthodox Church to submit to his authority, Orthodox ecclesiastical authorities responded with many of their own encyclicals rebuking the Pope for the haughty hubris he showed towards Christ's Church. One of these responses was from St. Raphael of Brooklyn. St. Raphael's rebuttal of Pope Leo XIII's encyclical shone a ray of light into a murky, vague, illusory document. Conveying with clarity the constant mind of the Church in his response, St. Raphael aids the faithful to understand in what varied ways Orthodox Christians must resist the papal re-writing of history, erroneous interpretation of Scripture, and alluring and false promises. Union with Rome? is a short but timeless treatise. Its value lies in revealing how the Truth of our Faith remains the same—the same yesterday, today and forever (Heb. 13:8). While today, when certain Orthodox representatives embrace an "ecumenism of reconciliation" and not return of the Papacy, St. Raphael's response re-presents the diachronic and saving call to repentance. The reader will be struck by how timeless and truly restorative his "word" is for our day.DETAILS Length (softcover): 62 pages Size (softcover): 5.5 x 8.5 inches ISBN (softcover): 978-1-63941-081-1 About the Author Saint Raphael of Brooklyn was born Rafla Hawaweeny in Beirut, Lebanon on November 20, 1860. He was raised and educated at in Damascus, eventually attending the Patriarchal School, then later attended the School of Orthodox Theology in Halki, and the Theological Academy in Kiev. He became the first Orthodox bishop to be consecrated in North America at New York City in the year 1904 by St. Tikhon (Archbishop of Moscow) and Bishop Innocent New York City. St. Raphael founded the present-day primatial cathedral of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America (St. Nicholas Cathedral), established thirty parishes, and helped found St. Tikhon's Orthodox Monastery in South Canaan, Pennsylvania. He served as bishop of Brooklyn until his death on February 27, 1915. Bishop Raphael was officially glorified by the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church in America in the year 2000. He is commemorated on February 27 (OCA), the day of his repose, and the first Saturday of November (Antioch).
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