If the Pope is universal, shouldn't all rites be used?

[Mrs_Sally]

Indeed…the ceremonial and liturgical possibilities alone would have been amazing.

I don’t understand why the Pope couldn’t annually concelebrate the Divine Liturgy on, say, the feast of Sts. Cyril and Methodius. I would think it would do wonders for genuine dialogue with the Orthodox, and I don’t see what all the animosity is about on the part of the EO. If Bartholomew or Kirill wanted to celebrate a Pontifical High Mass, would we Latins even care? No. It would be seen as a great gesture that confirms the fact that, despite the ceremonial differences, we’re all one family.

I thought we were talking about Eastern Catholics, not Eastern Orthodox. They are two completely different things!

 

[NoWings]

I thought we were talking about Eastern Catholics, not Eastern Orthodox. They are two completely different things!

This has nothing to do with what you quoted or the topic at hand.

 

[bkovacs]

I hope my question comes across clearly. What I mean is, since he’s the Universal Bishop and holds Universal Jurisdiction (according to mainstream thinking, even if wrong), shouldn’t all rites be represented in the Vatican? Why does the Pope use the Roman rite if he’s the Bishop of Bishops? Why not alternate with Eastern and Coptic and Chaldean liturgies since he’s supposed to represent the Catholic Church as a whole?

If a Greek Patriarch was elected somehow (it happened in early centuries, yeah?), should they continue using their own rite as opposed to the Roman since the Chair of Peter is not specifically Roman?

Sorry if that sounds ignorant.

Because he is the Patriarch of Rome and the West, which uses the Roman Rite.

 

[Pope_Noah_I]

I agree that gestures such as this would be helpful to ecumenical dialogue, but it wouldn’t address the heart of the Catholic/EO issue: the proper role of the Bishop of Rome, and the proper exercise in his authority. To be honest, I’m surprised there has been no ecumenical council called to settle this issue alone. If there was one, let me know.

Well, the Pope is omni-ritual. And when I said the, “EO” I forgot to mention the Eastern Catholics as well. There seems to be something of a distaste among the EC for the Pope celebrating the Byzantine Liturgy, as though the Bishop of Rome is purely Latin, and shouldn’t be overstepping his boundaries. I for the life of me can’t understand it.