During the Great Schism.
They have the Faith.
Yes.
They aren’t in communion with the Church.
We believe we have the fulness of the faith.
We honor the first seven great councils of the undivided Church.
That is a lie. Orthodoxy considers him as a great saint and father of the Church.
We have all the same Church Fathers until the split.
There have been many holy signs throughout the history of the Church.
We only know that our sacraments are valid.
We do not claim to know about a doctrine of purgatory which was defined in the 19th century.
We do not use the word “Transubstantiation”. We know that the Holy Eucharist is the most precious Body and Blood of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. It is the Real Presence.
We regard all bishops as equal.
Huh???
Huh???
The Holy Fire is a wonderful miracle that happens every year in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher on the date of Orthodox Pascha (Resurrection Matins).
Where do you get this stuff?
Sadly, you can find bashing everywhere in cyber-space when you look for it.
Yes. But it works both ways.
Thank you for the clarifications.
A great saint, yes. A Church Father? Nope. At least not a credible one. Most Orthodox I’ve spoken to have said he’s “too Catholic”.
It’s a popular term some Orthodox use to bash Catholics and to hold onto their cultural-religious identity.
It’s a so-called revelation from a so-called saint. I believe you can find it using Google.
I paraphrased a quote from one of your clerics. You are free to find the source of it.
Yes. A great saint and a church father. Too Catholic?!? Are you serious?
Lol! Your own Eastern Catholic brethren have a more difficult time with the term “Latinization” than do the Orthodox! Especially the Ruthenians (I used to be Ruthenian Catholic).
Huh???
That’s okay. I will not waste my time if it does indeed exist.
You are welcome. But remember my friend–I was a Roman Catholic for 30 plus years. You would not like it if I said I get my information about the Catholic Church from fellow Catholics. I used to be appalled by some of the things I used to hear from my Catholic brethren–everything from being pro-choice (death) to non-belief in the Real Presence to “I don’t need a priest to confess my sins, but I can still receive communion every week” etc, etc, etc.
No, they do not. They reject what it developed into after the schism.
There is a difference of opinion. Many consider his devotional writings outstanding while calling into question some of his theological writings.
I’ve not heard the term “latinization” used in Orthodox circles although it’s very common among Eastern Catholics. Perhaps you are confusing the two?
Well I googled my “so-called” little heart out and I can’t figure out what you’re talking about. Could you post a link so we can address your “so-called” issue.
How about instead you made the assertion so you provide the source.
Well I sure would love to see some of these “so-called” sources. Can you provide a link?
Yes. Even the Catholics are prone to critique when it comes to his dabblings with predestination–because the calvinists picked up on it and mutated it into a sort of double predestination.
Actually, that “we are what you once were, we believe what you once believed” quote seems to be used extensively by Traditionalist Catholics (like this one - scroll all the way down to the last quote).
Well if you’re tired of providing sources stop making unfounded assertions! It is nothing more than simple courtesy to provide references for the information you post on a public forum.
