Is it reasonable for the Church to listen to worldly opinions? [9 July 2024]

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal. Have Mercy On Us. (3x) Glory be to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Good morning, and Praise the Lord! Today is Tuesday July 9, 2024. Today we celebrate Pancratios, Bishop of Sicily.
All holy Trinity have mercy on us. Lord, forgive us our sins; Master pardon our transgressions; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for your name's sake.
Lord, have mercy (3x)
Glory be to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Romans 7:14-8:2
Matthew 10:9-15
Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, present everywhere and filling all things. Treasury of blessings and giver of life. Come and abide in us, and save our souls, gracious Lord.
"Is it reasonable for the Church to listen to worldly opinions and act accordingly, so that people say that She is following the spirit of the age? Absolutely not. Rather, reason and truth require that the Christian Church remain always as it was; and our Orthodox Church still adheres and always will adhere, to what was handed down by divine revelation - that is, to religious truths, both spiritual and moral, that admit no change nor alteration at all."
-St. Raphael of Brooklyn, On the Steadfastness of the Orthodox Church
Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name; Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this daily bread; forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
For Thine is the Kingdom, the Power and the Glory forever. Amen.
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