I was recently told by the history professor at Holy Cross that the calendar change was accepted by the whole Orthodox Church with exception to those restricted by communism and Jerusalem.
After further discussions with various professors, I am finding that after the \"Curtain\" fell when the other Orthodox churches were free to change to the new calendar their identity was threatened in their new world and so they clung to what made them different from the other Christian faiths that were invading their country and what they had most unique was their calendar. With the old calendar they could claim some authority and authenticity. This is a natural response to being threatened.
Luckily, the Orthodox faith can handle two calendars, because the only sin is when one side claims to be more Orthodox based upon the calendar. This shows signs of idolatry to the calendar and not faith in the life changing mystery of Christ’s resurrection.
In the end- it doesn\'t matter when we celebrate anything, but if we have found God and learned to love.
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