How the Church understands itself, and how it manifests itself is inseparably bound to tradition. Tradition is the “way of existence”– the τρόπος ὐπάρξεως—by which the Church identifies itself. Tradition is the rudder that steers the Church through the often turbulent and challenging waters of social and cultural change. Tradition provides the foundation upon which the Church lives, interacts, and enriches itself within any given historical context…