What’s the difference between Catholic and Orthodox?
This is kind of odd because I have Lutheran Grandmothers, Catholic Grandfathers and other members of my family are Russian Orthodox. What’s the difference between Catholic (Eastern European), and Russian Orthodox?
The Ministry of Saint Peter the Pope.
Both agree in a unique ministry for the Pope, but disagree with the range of authority. Very close to bridging this gap between this great schism of over a 1000 years. Pray that we may be One Body in Christ completely.
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October 15 2009 11:45 am | Uncategorized
The notorious Sinjari on 15 Oct 2009 at 5:10 pm #
Russian Orthodox, also known as the Orthodox Christian Church of Russia, is a body of Christians who constitute an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church.
Eastern Orthodox is Catholicism.
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Lives7 on 15 Oct 2009 at 5:53 pm #
The Ministry of Saint Peter the Pope.
Both agree in a unique ministry for the Pope, but disagree with the range of authority. Very close to bridging this gap between this great schism of over a 1000 years. Pray that we may be One Body in Christ completely.
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Catholic and Lovin It
pudlasz on 15 Oct 2009 at 6:18 pm #
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic%E2%80%93Eastern_Orthodox_theological_differences
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† Exodus † on 15 Oct 2009 at 7:00 pm #
Simply said, it just who is in rule of the church. Catholics and Orthodox practice the same but Orthodox don’t have a Pope.
Some Orthodox call the selves Catholics while many just say "Orthodox."
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Roman Catholic.
OPsaltis on 15 Oct 2009 at 7:08 pm #
Complicated question, for as simple as it looks.
The Eastern or Byzantine Catholics are churches that until a few hundred years ago were Orthodox – in communion with the Orthodox churches, and not in communion with the Church of Rome, which is headed by the Pope of Rome. Some of these Eastern European Orthodox churches changed their allegiance to be in communion with Rome. They retain the so-called Byzantine Rite — the liturgical practices of the Orthodox Church — but are no longer Orthodox.
The Holy Orthodox Catholic and Apostolic Church and the Roman Catholic Church were one Church – the Catholic Church – for over 1,000 years. Common to both are most of the points of the Nicene Creed (http://www.goarch.org/chapel/liturgical_texts/creed).
* belief in the Holy Trinity – Father, Son and Holy Spirit
* the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ
* the future return of Christ and the creation of his everlasting kingdom
Similar also are
* liturgical worship
* the seven major sacraments (Orthodoxy recognizes more)
* the change of communion bread and wine into the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ
* baptism in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
* male clergy consisting of bishops, priests, and deacons
The chief differences which caused the split between Orthodox Christianity and Roman Catholicism,:
Orthodoxy believes
* the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father (Nicene Creed and John 15:26)
* the regional churches are united by meetings of their chief bishops, with no ruling bishop over all.
Roman Catholicism believes
* the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son (an addition to the Creed)
* the Pope of Rome should be the presiding bishop over all Christianity
Later dogmas that are required for Roman Catholics to believe, but are not Orthodox dogmas:
* purgatory
* infallibility of the Pope
* the immaculate conception of Mary
More on the Orthodox Faith can be found here:
http://www.goarch.org/ourfaith/introduction
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Middleman777 on 15 Oct 2009 at 7:57 pm #
The main observation is that Orthodox rejects the pope as a whole and the "vicar" of Christ.
Blessings…
MM777
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