QUOTE="LukeDM,
Okay, this thread is fun. I have a few here. I'm not willing to fall on the sword for any of these, but I find myself thinking them nonetheless.
1. Apocatastasis in a nuanced form, such as that expressed by St. Gregory of Nyssa or St. Isaac the Syrian, is not a heresy. It may not be dogmatically true, but nevertheless not heretical.
Mention Apocatastasis to most Christians and their head explodes. Mention David Bentley Hart to most Orthodox and the explosion is nuclear.
2. Orthodoxy is too quick to canonize political figures.
Such as Emperor Justinian?
3. The tragic fall of traditionally Orthodox empires can be viewed as a blessing insofar as it forced the Church learn how to govern herself and to break the unhealthy attachment between the empire and the Church. I still believe that Christianity thrives the most as a persecuted group of believers, and the relationship between the emperor and the Church was toxic. Not unredeemable, but not ideal either.
Some Christians feel that the melding of empire and Church was the worst thing that could have happened to the Church. As we see with Evangelicalism in America, Christianity can morph into the handmaiden of the state (some might less charitably say "the whore") rather than being the Bride of Christ.
4. The EP is in its death throes and may be willing to do damage to the Church to ensure its survival.
I hope not. Where are all the Protestants, Catholics, and Byzantines going to go when they see their errors?