Satire / Humor Warning:
As the author, I have been told I have a very subtle sense of humor.
This page is a work of satire, inspired by the likes of The Onion and early incarnations of The Onion Dome.
It is not real news.
Thessaloniki (DP). A monk from one of the communities explained a recent uproar:
During a recent voyage that crossed the U.S., the Ecumenist Patriarch was approached by a beggar, and asked one of the priests with him to "Give him some change."
The importance of this request simply cannot be overstated. It might perhaps have been appropriate to say, "Give him 37 cents," or "Give him nothing," or even "Give him twenty (or a hundred) dollars," costly as that may be. However, to say to give someone some money, without specifying the amount, is in no way consistent with best practices in accounting. And what is Orthodoxy, if not a training ground for the life of an accountant?
Our reporter said, "Yes, but aren't there two principles of accounting? Isn't there room for both strict precision that knows what you have down to the last cent, but also a much smaller area where it isn't worth the bother to keep tabs. Doesn't basic accounting have some degree of flexibility for both basic principles, even if the absolute precision bit is the deeper of the two?"
The monk coughed, and shifted his position slightly. "I planned fifteen minutes for this interview. I see that those fifteen minutes have already elapsed."