Eastern Orthodox View of the Christian Church before the Schism

[Mannyfit75]

What is the Eastern Orthodox View of the Church before the East-West Schism?

Was the Church, One, Holy Catholic, and Apostolic Church?

 

[wynd]

Was the Church, One, Holy Catholic, and Apostolic Church?

It still is.

 

[brittrossiter]

I’ll second that. The Church was One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic prior to the schism and remains so.

 

[Prometheum_x]

Every Sunday both Orthodox and Catholics say, “I believe in One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church”, and that phrase has been said ever since its formulation.

 

[Mannyfit75]

I thought so. I know some Non-Catholic protestant in this forum say that the original Church of Christ wasn’t One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic… in the Apologetic section…

 

[ForeverAdam]

What is the Eastern Orthodox View of the Church before the East-West Schism?

The Church before the Great Schism was much like the current Orthodox Church of today. She had a traditional liturgy that grew organically through the centuries, had a well-developed iconographic tradition, understood theology in a patristic and mystical way rather than in a scholastic format, possessed strict fasting guidelines, had a married priesthood, defined dogmas only in Ecumenical Councils, saw the role of the Pope as a servant of unity among equals and was conservative in both her Faith and in how she expressed her Faith. Many examples of change in the expression of Faith characterize the West after the Great Schism, whereas a zealous preservation of the pre-Schism Church practices characterizes the Orthodox Church. We hope that Roman Catholics, who share with us so many true beliefs, may return to many of her ancient practices.

Was the Church, One, Holy Catholic, and Apostolic Church?

Yes and she still is.

God bless,

Adam

 

[StMarina303ad]

The Church before the Great Schism was much like the current Orthodox Church of today. She had a traditional liturgy that grew organically through the centuries, had a well-developed iconographic tradition, understood theology in a patristic and mystical way rather than in a scholastic format, possessed strict fasting guidelines, had a married priesthood, defined dogmas only in Ecumenical Councils, saw the role of the Pope as a servant of unity among equals and was conservative in both her Faith and in how she expressed her Faith. Many examples of change in the expression of Faith characterize the West after the Great Schism, whereas a zealous preservation of the pre-Schism Church practices characterizes the Orthodox Church. We hope that Roman Catholics, who share with us so many true beliefs, may return to many of her ancient practices.

God bless,

Adam

Couldn’t have said it better myself!