I’m not an Eastern Catholic, but something tells me you won’t get very far in your inquiries by labeling them as “Orthodox influence”. It implies that their expressions of the Catholic faith are externally formed by the Eastern Orthodox, and are not original and authentic to their place as Eastern Catholics. We must be mindful of how we cast our misconceptions on others.
What I was getting at is more subtle, We have a phrase in Latin, lex orandi, lex credendi, the law of prayer is the law of belief, the interrelationship between how we pray and what we believe. What I’m interested in would be, for example, if the traditions of an Eastern Catholic have aspects more in common with Orthodoxy than with Roman Catholicism, I would think there would be nuances of differences in expressions of belief of an Eastern Catholic, as compared to a Roman Catholic.I’m not an Eastern Catholic, but something tells me you won’t get very far in your inquiries by labeling them as “Orthodox influence”. It implies that their expressions of the Catholic faith are externally formed by the Eastern Orthodox, and are not original and authentic to their place as Eastern Catholics. We must be mindful of how we cast our misconceptions on others.
I too am well aware that the Eastern Catholics may express their faith more similarly to that of the Eastern Orthodox than the Latin Catholic Church, but what I’m getting at is that this does not mean that it is influenced by the Orthodox. That is the thrust of my post. I may sound pedantic over semantics, but it speaks volumes of how we perceive their theology. We must understand and respect that these similarities are not because they are actively trying to emulate the Orthodox, nor that the Orthodox are imposing their theology upon them, but because this is inherent to their theology as Eastern Catholics.
Yes, I hope that my second post clarified that I was not making such an inference.I too am well aware that the Eastern Catholics may express their faith more similarly to that of the Eastern Orthodox than the Latin Catholic Church, but what I’m getting at is that this does not mean that it is influenced by the Orthodox. That is the thrust of my post. I may sound pedantic over semantics, but it speaks volumes of how we perceive their theology. We must understand and respect that these similarities are not because they are actively trying to emulate the Orthodox, nor that the Orthodox are imposing their theology upon them, but because this is inherent to their theology as Eastern Catholics.
Yes, it did, and I thank you for it. Let the discussion commence.
Functionally, most of the byzantine rite churches (14 last I bothered to count) are essentially and liturgically “Orthodox in Union with Rome” and do in fact share most of the doctrinal differences that the Orthodox have, tho not the dogmatic differences. Mary was taken to heaven in parts - soul first, body days later, then reunited. Theosis rather than explicit Purgation.
I don’t think there anything wrong with saying “Orthodox influence”, provided it is understood that those similarities are not (at least since Vatican II) for the sake of proselytizing among the Orthodox.I’m not an Eastern Catholic, but something tells me you won’t get very far in your inquiries by labeling them as “Orthodox influence”. It implies that their expressions of the Catholic faith are externally formed by the Eastern Orthodox, and are not original and authentic to their place as Eastern Catholics. We must be mindful of how we cast our misconceptions on others.
Can you mention what some of those difference would be?
And it is also understood that those similarities are not because Catholics are really under the sway of Orthodox but simply because of their common deposit of faith.
The role of the pope.
True. We wouldn’t want people to go thinking that we’re subject to imposed-orthodizations (or whatever we might call them).
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Thank you for you post. How is the role of the Pope different between Eastern Catholics and Roman Catholics?
For those in Patriarchal churches and Major Archiepiscopal churches, the pope confirms appointments outside the traditional territories, he’s merely informed about those within.
I would think all Christians would ask God to forgive them for all their sins, whether they can remember them or not. Is that really just an “Eastern” thing?
I think it may be. Cathoilcs are told they need “matter” for confession, and that means to be conscious of a sin, even a venial sin.
Yes, but aren’t you aware all the time that you’re a sinner even when you can’t remember a specific sin? Is it really all that hard for human beings to find “matter”?