Does the Byzantine Catholic Church have a valid Eucharist?

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I have a friend who, in his studies, has begun to be drawn to the Byzantine Catholic Church. I am curious to know if it is an officially recognized rite of the Catholic Church, and if it has a valid Eucharistic celebration.
 
Yes, it is valid. Here is a list of all of the Churches in communion with Rome:

Alexandrian liturgical tradition; 2 sui iuris Churches
Coptic Catholic Church
Ethiopic Catholic Church

Antiochian (Antiochene or West-Syrian) liturgical tradition; 3 sui iuris Churches
Maronite Catholic Church
(West) Syrian Catholic Church
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church

Armenian Rite; 1 sui iuris Church
Armenian Catholic Church

Chaldean or East Syrian liturgical tradition; 2 sui iuris Churches
Chaldean Catholic Church
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church

Byzantine (Constantinopolitan) liturgical tradition; 14 sui iuris Churches
Albanian Greek-Catholic Church
Belarusian Greek Catholic Church
Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church
Byzantine Church of Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro
Greek Byzantine Catholic Church
Melkite Greek Catholic Church
Hungarian Greek Catholic Church
Italo-Greek Catholic Church
Macedonian Greek Catholic Church
Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic
Russian Catholic Church
Ruthenian Catholic Church
Slovak Greek Catholic Church
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
 
Zekariya said:
Yes, it is valid. Here is a list of all of the Churches in communion with Rome:

Alexandrian liturgical tradition; 2 sui iuris Churches
Coptic Catholic Church
Ethiopic Catholic Church

Antiochian (Antiochene or West-Syrian) liturgical tradition; 3 sui iuris Churches
Maronite Catholic Church
(West) Syrian Catholic Church
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church

Armenian Rite; 1 sui iuris Church
Armenian Catholic Church

Chaldean or East Syrian liturgical tradition; 2 sui iuris Churches
Chaldean Catholic Church
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church

Byzantine (Constantinopolitan) liturgical tradition; 14 sui iuris Churches
Albanian Greek-Catholic Church
Belarusian Greek Catholic Church
Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church
Byzantine Church of Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro
Greek Byzantine Catholic Church
Melkite Greek Catholic Church
Hungarian Greek Catholic Church
Italo-Greek Catholic Church
Macedonian Greek Catholic Church
Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic
Russian Catholic Church
Ruthenian Catholic Church
Slovak Greek Catholic Church
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
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Not that I doubt you, because I don’t, but from where did you derive this list?

While I’ll continue to try to steer him towards Roman Catholic, it’s good to know that he is looking towards a Church that is officially recognized.

Thank you very much for the information ^^
 
I guess my issue is coming from, how can they have valid ordination and valid sacraments if they don’t recognize the primacy of Peter?

Thank you for the article as well.
 
Thank you very much!

Now that you’ve said that though, he may have been referencing the Eastern Orthodox, because the primacy of the Pope was a key issue he brought up.

In light of that, how would you suggest I approach the subject to convince him of the Primacy of Peter as opposed to the head of the Eastern Orthodox Churches?
 
Thank you so much for your answers. My area has…well MANY Eastern Rites Parishes(in Communion with the Rome) 😃
 
ProdglArchitect said:
I have a friend who, in his studies, has begun to be drawn to the Byzantine Catholic Church. I am curious to know if it is an officially recognized rite of the Catholic Church, and if it has a valid Eucharistic celebration.
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Even the Nestorians and miaphysites not in communion with Rome or the Orthodox have a valid Eucharist.

In fact, sometimes in the East they have a valid Eucharist without the verbal words of institution

vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/chrstuni/documents/rc_pc_chrstuni_doc_20011025_chiesa-caldea-assira_en.html
 
ProdglArchitect said:
Thank you very much!

Now that you’ve said that though, he may have been referencing the Eastern Orthodox, because the primacy of the Pope was a key issue he brought up.

In light of that, how would you suggest I approach the subject to convince him of the Primacy of Peter as opposed to the head of the Eastern Orthodox Churches?
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What do you intend by “the Primacy of Peter”?

Orthodox recognize that the “head of the Eastern Orthodox Churches” is Christ. Their autocephalous Churches are led by their synods of bishops.

We Catholics likewise understand that Christ it the head of the Church. 🙂
 
Zekariya said:
Yes, it is valid. Here is a list of all of the Churches in communion with Rome:

Alexandrian liturgical tradition; 2 sui iuris Churches
Coptic Catholic Church
Ethiopic Catholic Church

Antiochian (Antiochene or West-Syrian) liturgical tradition; 3 sui iuris Churches
Maronite Catholic Church
(West) Syrian Catholic Church
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church

Armenian Rite; 1 sui iuris Church
Armenian Catholic Church

Chaldean or East Syrian liturgical tradition; 2 sui iuris Churches
Chaldean Catholic Church
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church

Byzantine (Constantinopolitan) liturgical tradition; 14 sui iuris Churches
Albanian Greek-Catholic Church
Belarusian Greek Catholic Church
Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church
Byzantine Church of Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro
Greek Byzantine Catholic Church
Melkite Greek Catholic Church
Hungarian Greek Catholic Church
Italo-Greek Catholic Church
Macedonian Greek Catholic Church
Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic
Russian Catholic Church
Ruthenian Catholic Church
Slovak Greek Catholic Church
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
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That list doesn’t say Byzantine Catholic Church. The Church’s whole name is The Byzantine Catholic Metropolia of Pittsburgh, but it’s called the Ruthenian Church by a lot of people.
 
5Loaves said:
What do you intend by “the Primacy of Peter”?

Orthodox recognize that the “head of the Eastern Orthodox Churches” is Christ. Their autocephalous Churches are led by their synods of bishops.

We Catholics likewise understand that Christ it the head of the Church. 🙂
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Specifically, the refusal of certain groups to recognize the authority of the Pope. I know that Christ is the head of the Church.
Peter_J said:
Excuse me?

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What? There’s nothing wrong with that 😛
 
If you read the Catechism of the Catholic Church, there are many references to the Eastern Churches.

In our Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, we pray for Pope Francis a number of times.

If your friend is being drawn to the Eastern way of praying, try to steer him toward an Eastern Church in communion with Rome. 😉 That is, if he isn’t in one already.
 
Isn’t it not only discouraged but considered sinful by papal instruction for an RC to try to detract someone from an ECC?
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What? There’s nothing wrong with that 😛
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No, I’m pretty sure there is. You’re, in effect, are undermining a patrimony more ancient and with the same dignity as the Roman rite. There isn’t suppose to be a flow of other rites to the Roman rite hence why when the archbishop of Milan tried to eradicate the Ambrosian rite Paul VI wouldn’t let him.
 
ProdglArchitect said:
While I’ll continue to try to steer him towards Roman Catholic, it’s good to know that he is looking towards a Church that is officially recognized.
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Why? If he is doing fine in a Byzantine Catholic Church, which is completely legitimate and in communion with Rome, why try to steer him towards Roman Catholicism? The Eastern Catholic churches are a treasure to the universal Catholic Church. Any participation in them should, in my opinion, be encouraged. We should keep these churches alive.
 
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