I think every male saint should have a beard in icons unless they were a eunuch or reposed a child. The beard depicts a spiritual reality inherent in their manfulness, so it would only be absent to make a specific point about his life, such as youth.
@KalebAtlanta When I was in Constantinople he introduced our bishop as the “bishop of the so called diocese of Alaska of the so called Orthodox Church in America. “
@EthanWayne2001 It’s clear you’re quote mining for rage bait but it’s okay. what’s more revealing is how offended you are on behalf of gay (maybe it’s personal?) and your disdain for the church fathers and saints in heaven, a trait shared by all demons.
@paisiosdavis Concessions mean nothing to them because they will make any deal for power and authority. There is no way they’re getting rid of papal supremacy just like we will never accept it. Don’t compromise the faith in the line of every confessor and martyr, do you disagree?
@AngloVarangian Orthodox can take a shed or cabin and make into a temple worthy of the Most High. Most RCC churches outside of the famous or historic few are downgrading willing due to their own iconoclasm. I’ve met very few WR who love Orthodoxy