Melkite Churches

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Also, is there an RCIA program in the Melkite Greek Catholic churches?
 
eichenb2 said:
Also, is there an RCIA program in the Melkite Greek Catholic churches?
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No formal program that I’m aware of. My fiance is currently preparing for Baptism in the Melkite Church, and she is getting personal tutoring by the priest.

As for your previous question about ethnocentrism, in my experience the Eastern Catholic Churches tend to mirror their Orthodox counterparts in terms of ethnocentrism, but it does vary by location.

Peace and God bless!
 
Ghosty said:
No formal program that I’m aware of. My fiance is currently preparing for Baptism in the Melkite Church, and she is getting personal tutoring by the priest.

As for your previous question about ethnocentrism, in my experience the Eastern Catholic Churches tend to mirror their Orthodox counterparts in terms of ethnocentrism, but it does vary by location.

Peace and God bless!
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How would you say the Melkite church compares to Latin rite churches in the following areas?
  1. Is pre-conception birth control grave matter in the Melkite churches?
  2. Can priests be married?
  3. What language is the liturgy in?
  4. Is homosexual activity acknowledges as objectively disordered?
  5. Does the the Melkite churches ordain women?
 
eichenb2 said:
How would you say the Melkite church compares to Latin rite churches in the following areas?
  1. Is pre-conception birth control grave matter in the Melkite churches?
  2. Can priests be married?
  3. What language is the liturgy in?
  4. Is homosexual activity acknowledges as objectively disordered?
  5. Does the the Melkite churches ordain women?
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  1. I’ve not heard anything about this from the pulpit. I would imagine it’s the same as in the Latin Church.
  2. A married man may become a deacon or priest. A man cannot get married after ordination to the Diaconate.
  3. In the Middle East, mostly Greek and Arabic. In the USA, mostly English with touches in Greek and Arabic. Mixing languages is also the practice of the Antiochian church.
The Byzantine tradition, Orthodox or Catholic, has always favored vernacular languages.

St. George’s Melkite Church in Birmingham, AL, was using English back in the 1940’s.
  1. See #1 above.
  2. No. Why would she? The Orthodox don’t, either. Why are you asking?
BTW–If you’re looking to any Eastern Catholic Church as the last refuge of 1950’s American style Latin Catholicism, you’re going to be terribly disappointed.

Take the Eastern Churches on their own terms, and you’ll find them a blessing.
 
bpbasilphx said:
  1. I’ve not heard anything about this from the pulpit. I would imagine it’s the same as in the Latin Church.
  2. A married man may become a deacon or priest. A man cannot get married after ordination to the Diaconate.
  3. In the Middle East, mostly Greek and Arabic. In the USA, mostly English with touches in Greek and Arabic. Mixing languages is also the practice of the Antiochian church.
The Byzantine tradition, Orthodox or Catholic, has always favored vernacular languages.

St. George’s Melkite Church in Birmingham, AL, was using English back in the 1940’s.
  1. See #1 above.
  2. No. Why would she? The Orthodox don’t, either. Why are you asking?
BTW–If you’re looking to any Eastern Catholic Church as the last refuge of 1950’s American style Latin Catholicism, you’re going to be terribly disappointed.

Take the Eastern Churches on their own terms, and you’ll find them a blessing.
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I was hoping more 1550’s Spanish style Catholicism. 😉
 
There does exist an RECIA (Rite of Eastern Christian Initiation for Adults) that I’ve seen applied in the Maronite Church. I couldn’t speak directly if this is used for the Melkites; however, in practice, the numbers are (often) smaller at the Eastern Catholic parishes. RECIA or not, my experience makes it seem one can count on pretty impressive catechesis when coming into the Eastern Catholic Church!
 
Try www.mliles.com/melkite It is an unofficial site, but has all the links to all the Melkite church links in US and Mid East, plus a whole lot more. I always use that site (Have saved to ‘favorites’) as a jumping off point when looking for anything Melkite.

The MidEast links offers English and Arabic.

MaSalaam,
 
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