Learning more about the Orthodox faith

[RyanBlack]

When a pope attends a church service with another communion, it no longer is an “orthodox liturgy”, nor is it a “Catholic liturgy”. It is something else. I am sure attendance and participation by a Catholic clergy is not in the norms for “Orthodox liturgies”.

Well, no, not really. If the Divine Liturgy is held at an Orthodox Church, with an Orthodox bishop or priest presiding, it is an Orthodox liturgy, regardless of which Catholic clergy or other non-Orthodox clergy attend. OTOH, if the Divine Liturgy/Mass is held at a Catholic Church, with a Catholic bishop or priest presiding, it is indeed a Catholic Divine Liturgy/Mass, regardless of which Orthodox or other non-Catholic clergy attend. If the service is an ecumenical service that involves the active participation of clergy of multiple churches, such a service would not (or at least certainly should not) be a celebration of the Divine Liturgy/Mass, as canon law (both Latin and Eastern) does not permit Catholic clergy to concelebrate with non-Catholic clergy.

 

[HabemusFrancis]

I actually admire the Orthodox a lot even though I am Catholic.

Their liturgy is very beautiful pretty much an eastern version of the Latin mass. Their fasting practices put even traditionalist Catholics to shame.

 

[Peter_J]

Do you mean

an “Orthodox” service

? It’s a common misconception that those are commas, promoted by the mainstream media. They are actually wire marks, which indicate that you have been computer-tapped if you saw them on your screen.

 

[babochka]

I know a lot of Latin Catholics who are divorced and remarried through Latin annulments. I do not know ANY Eastern Catholics that are divorced.

It must be that their marriage prep is more discerning and pastoral care for married couples is better, or that teaching on marriage is more fundamental.

I know quite a number of divorced Eastern Catholics. Sadly, we are not immune from the toxic effects of our culture any more than Latin Catholics. Perhaps the divorce rate is lower for Eastern Catholics from a Middle Eastern background, though among the divorced Eastern Catholics that I know is a member of the Chaldean Catholic Church.

 

[Lenten_ashes]

I. You are required to grow a beard before you attend (joking). .

Lol can i draw one on my face with a sharpie?