St. Basil the Great on Reception of Converts (Canon 47)

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From OE Q&A Session on 12/29/2022 by Fr. Peter Heers Canon 47 of St. Basil the Great (Accepted at the 6th Ecumenical Council): Encratitæ, Saccophors and Apotactitæ all come under the same rule as the Novatians. For a canon was promulgated concerning the latter, although it varies from place to place; whereas nothing specific has been said regarding the former. Be that as it may, we simply rebaptize such persons. If among yourselves the measure of rebaptizing is banned, as it more surely is among the Romans for the sake of some economia, nevertheless let what we say prevail. For their heresy is something of an offshoot of the Marcionites who abominate marriage, and disdain wine, and say that God’s creation is defiled. Therefore we do not receive them into the Church unless they be baptized in our Baptism. And let them not say, ‘We have been baptized in the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,’ when they suppose— as they do in a manner rivaling Marcion and the rest of the heresies— that God is the maker of things evil. Hence if this please you, then more bishops must come together and thus set forth the canon, so as to afford security to him who performs [rebaptism], and so that he who defends this practice might be considered trustworthy when responding on such matters. --- Join over 1,200 other serious Orthodox Christians and catechumens and inquirers into Orthodoxy. SIGN UP at our NEW Orthodox Ethos website (www.orthodoxethos.com) and get everything we offer in one place. In addition to the weekly classes and other content, we meet every Thursday evening, 8 PM EST, 5 PM PST for question and answers and discussion of contemporary issues. - - - - - Share and Subscribe to the OE YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/c/OrthodoxEthos OE WEBSITE: https://orthodoxethos.com UNCUT MOUNTAIN PRESS (UMP) Website - NEW BOOKS and NEW WEBSITE: https://www.uncutmountainpress.com *For all who would like to support The Orthodox Ethos, donations can be made via Paypal at the following link: -- http://paypal.me/FrPeterHeers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OrthodoxEthos Twitter: https://twitter.com/OrthodoxEthos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orthodoxethos Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00Y938IQ2 Postcards from Greece Podcast: https://saintkosmas.org/heers-postcards-from-greece Academia: https://hts.academia.edu/FrPeterHeersDTh LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frpeterheers Books: https://uncutmountainpress.com/books/the-ecclesiological-renovation-of-second-vatican-council--english/ https://uncutmountainpress.com/books/missionary-origins-of-modern-ecumenism/