Question Concerning Hypotethical Reunion

[crazy32989]

If the Catholic and Orthodox Churches were to ever unite in the future, would each side acknowledge the other’s saints?

By doing so, wouldn’t each side be acknowledging heretics?

There were saints on both sides writing bad things about the other during the past 1,000 years since the Schism.

 

[Ghosty]

On the Catholic side this is already the case, as we have Orthodox Saints who were in Schism on our calendars (St. Gregory Palamas, for example). The rule is “nothing added, nothing taken away”.

Since the Orthodox have not been in heresy, according to the Catholic Church, there is nothing barring them from being Saints after Reunion, nasty sentiments aside.

Peace and God bless!

 

[Aramis]

Already, a great many Orthodox saints are venerated in the various Byzantine Catholic Churches. Even some who were strongly and polemically against Rome…

When true churches come into union, as is the case with the Orthodox, only rarely are saints removed from their calendars.

Heck, some Byzantines venerate certain Orthodox Saints. St Alexis Toth, St. German of Alaska.

I’ve even met one who venerated St. Peter the Aleut… who may never even have existed, but certainly is venerated in the OCA Russian Orthodox as a Subdeacon and Martyr.

 

[bpbasilphx]

What’s the evidence that St. Peter the Aleut was a subdeacon? This is the first I’ve heard about it.

However, St. Herman thought he existed, and this is the first example of St. Peter’s being invoked.

As I have said elsewhere several times, maybe veneration of each other’s saints by the faithful will lead sooner to our reconciliation on earth.

After all, are these saints not already reconciled in heaven?

 

[ziapueblo]

Greetings all,

I have a question about Orthodox Saints. How are they canonized? By a Synod?

God bless,
ZP

 

[Aramis]

Greetings all,

I have a question about Orthodox Saints. How are they canonized? By a Synod?

God bless,
ZP

Usually. In the case of St. German, first by the Muscovite Synod, and then later by the OCA synod.

Each synod generally takes up the case of other synod’s recent canonizations when the faithful’s veneration has reached sufficient popularity as to merit inclusion on the calendar.

 

[ziapueblo]

Usually. In the case of St. German, first by the Muscovite Synod, and then later by the OCA synod.

Each synod generally takes up the case of other synod’s recent canonizations when the faithful’s veneration has reached sufficient popularity as to merit inclusion on the calendar.

Thanks!