If only...Maria said:If the East and the West were to reunite soon after this Council, then most likely, the Orthodox Western Rite would be absorbed by Rome while the Eastern Catholics would be absorbed by the Eastern Patriarchs. Problem solved. :
That has no chance of happening at this council. The whole discussion about our relation to non-Orthodox probably has more to do with resolving how we receive their laity and clergy into our church, and getting a uniform, standardized practice in our churches for it. It doesn't have anything to do with reunification with them.Maria said:If the East and the West were to reunite soon after this Council, then most likely, the Orthodox Western Rite would be absorbed by Rome while the Eastern Catholics would be absorbed by the Eastern Patriarchs. Problem solved. :
Reread. I stated AFTER THIS COUNCIL.88Devin12 said:That has no chance of happening at this council. The whole discussion about our relation to non-Orthodox probably has more to do with resolving how we receive their laity and clergy into our church, and getting a uniform, standardized practice in our churches for it. It doesn't have anything to do with reunification with them.Maria said:If the East and the West were to reunite soon after this Council, then most likely, the Orthodox Western Rite would be absorbed by Rome while the Eastern Catholics would be absorbed by the Eastern Patriarchs. Problem solved. :
I know its not that important in that way, but I was wondering because if the council wants to have more liturgical unity, then the WR will have to be addressed simply because it exists.WPM said:
Liturgical unity, or the lack thereof, is not among the ten topics to he addressed at the council.primuspilus said:
I heard it was on the topic list. Hmmm, I must be mistaken.Yurysprudentsiya said:
God forbid, present Romans meddling with the WRO. Wouldn't like to see RC-like liturgical havoc anywhere near Orthodoxy. It's not only doctrines that need to be addressed before communion.Papist said:If only...Maria said:If the East and the West were to reunite soon after this Council, then most likely, the Orthodox Western Rite would be absorbed by Rome while the Eastern Catholics would be absorbed by the Eastern Patriarchs. Problem solved. :
Or it would be a wake-up call for Western Rite that they are not as accepted as they think, when most of the bishops would walk out of the Mass.Alpo said:
Probably not a walk out, but the frowns and crossed arms and head shakes would speak volumes...Alveus Lacuna said:
I rather doubt that. Maybe voice their criticism before and after the mass or even demand their hellenization but walking out of an Orthodox service accepted by several patriarchates doesn't seem likely.Alveus Lacuna said:
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