Vladyka Anthony [Khrapovitsky] once pointed out that the so-called adaptability of Catholic clergy to their flock is explained by the fact that they do not raise the flock upward, but rather lower their faith to the flock. This, however, is something an Orthodox pastor, missionary, or anyone speaking about the faith must never do. Present the faith as it is, in all its height, in all its purity, in all its luminous strictness, without diminishing, cutting off, or truncating it, I repeat, to please anyone.
- St. Philaret the New Confessor
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