Q: Fr. Seraphim Rose defined the Royal Path as a state of being uncompromising about matters of faith, but also having a loving Christian heart... Can someone be saved in world Orthodoxy?
A: I don't know. I don't see how, but I don't know.
An analogy has been made by the Church Fathers that could apply to this question:
When a branch is cut from the vine, no new fruit is produced, but existing fruit can still ripen.
This might apply to people newly severed from the Church.
As for people who were never in the Church (many by no fault of their own), generally the Fathers tell us to be content to leave this to God.
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