Apostolic Succession is not a private possession
Fr. John Morris of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, states that
“Apostolic Succession is not merely a historical pedigree, but also requires Apostolic Faith. This is because Apostolic Succession is not the private possession of a bishop, but is the attribute of a local Church. A bishop who goes in schism or is cast out of office due to heresy does not take his Apostolic Succession with him as a private possession.”
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