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3 days ago · From the Catholic Church's perspective, the ecclesiological issues are central, which is why they characterize the split between the two churches as a schism. In their view, the Eastern Orthodox are very close to them in theology, and the Catholic Church does not consider the Eastern Orthodox beliefs to be heretical.
1 day ago · The Catholic Church stands as a guardian of the complete canon, rooted in ancient councils and apostolic authority. Eastern Orthodoxy grapples with the legacy of schism and theological discord. A Painful Purge. The doctrine of purgatory stands as one of the most debated topics within Christian theology, particularly between the Catholic Church ...
May 12, 2024 · One of the main issues that contributed to the split was the use of Latin in the Western (Roman) Church, while Greek was used in the Eastern (Orthodox) Church. This led to a linguistic divide that exacerbated other cultural and political differences between the two churches.
May 16, 2024 · Angelic Molen of Zimbabwe was ordained a deaconess in the Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and of All Africa, a part of the Eastern Orthodox Church. (photo: St. Phoebe Center for the Deaconess)
- Deacon Dominic Cerrato
May 24, 2024 · Churches that rejected Chalcedon in favor of Ephesus broke off from the rest of the Eastern Church in a schism, the most significant among these being the Church of Alexandria, today known as the Coptic Orthodox Church.
May 7, 2024 · The church in the United States is not heading back to some mythical golden age before the council. If the model for the future of the U.S. church won’t be found in the 1950s, neither is it to ...
May 6, 2024 · Across the U.S., the Catholic Church is undergoing an immense shift. Generations of Catholics who embraced the modernizing tide sparked in the 1960s by Vatican II are increasingly giving way to ...
