Will pope Francis limit the pope's power?

[MorEphrem]

I am not sure you understood what I mean when I say heresies began and raged in the East. I meant by that claim the idea that most of the heresies had their origin in the East and also were promoted by even some Patriarchs (example, iconoclasm).

It is also true that the Orthodox at least have diverted from tradition in the teaching of marriage and in the relaxing or allowing of diverse opinions on contraception.

While it is true that heresies did exist in the West, the Church had never fallen in to it in the same way the East did, by virtue of the fact that Rome will and always be infallible in her teaching.

I also did not mean any offense here. But these are the facts. You can correct me if I am wrong in anything I have said here.

I’m not offended, I just find what you wrote untrue. I’m not defending the Orthodox Churches. But I would like to see you substantiate your claim with an itemized list of heresies and explain to me why Protestantism isn’t qualitatively the worst heresy ever.

 

[Elizium23]

Those aren’t Orthodox heresies, they are prime examples of oikonomia. We see this all the time in the West on a disorganized basis by liberals who call it a “pastoral approach” and think they can ignore all the rules. The difference is that the Orthodox bishops approach it in a very regimented and merciful manner that bespeaks the humanity of their subjects. But I think that you will find that on balance, the Orthodox are more strict and traditional about doctrine than the West has been at least since Vatican II.

 

[AndyP2010]

But such a tweaking makes the Church in to an entity that can be ever adjusted and tweaked. There will be questions, legitimately, on what else can be tweaked (marriage, priesthood for men, etc). How much can that other subject be pushed and so forth. The Church will not be a place of peace and clarity but a place of uncertainty and constant flux.

Do you know much church history it has been 2000 years of tweaking.