NEPSIS(@nepsisblog):"The criterion for the validity of the Mysteries for us Orthodox is Orthodox dogma, whereas for non-Orthodox it is the apostolic succession. In the Orthodox tradition it is not enough to trace back ordination to the Apostles; we must have Orthodox dogma. Piety and dogma are one and the same thing and cannot be separated. Where teaching is correct, praxis is correct. Orthodoxy means right belief and right praxis." Protopresbyter John Romanides Empirical Dogmatics Vol. II (p. 247)

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"The criterion for the validity of the Mysteries for us Orthodox is Orthodox dogma, whereas for non-Orthodox it is the apostolic succession. In the Orthodox tradition it is not enough to trace back ordination to the Apostles; we must have Orthodox dogma. Piety and dogma are one and the same thing and cannot be separated. Where teaching is correct, praxis is correct. Orthodoxy means right belief and right praxis." Protopresbyter John Romanides Empirical Dogmatics Vol. II (p. 247)