quotes the fourth century Encyclical Letter of the Council of Egypt, in defense of Athanasius, against (and referring to) his opponents: They are not ashamed to parade the sacred mysteries before Catechumens, and worse than that, even before heathens: whereas, they ought to attend to what is written, It is good to keep close the secret of a king; and as the Lord has charged us, Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast your pearls before swine. We ought not then to parade the holy mysteries before the uninitiated, lest the heathen in their ignorance deride them, and the Catechumens being over-curious be offended.
Posted on: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 21:01:06 +0000