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In saying that the OO and RCC are closer in terms of union, would the OO run into the same roadblock as the EO in terms of papal primacy?
That is to say, would the Pope have to agree not to exercise jurisdiction over the East for their to be communion, and to repent of the doctrine of papal infallibility, first?
Or the other side of the coin, would (and would the OO be willing) you have to accept papal primacy and infallibility as defined by the RCC in order for their to be communion?
If that roadblock exists between the OO and RCC, then it would seem like the EO and OO would unite first.
There is a lot of goodwill in the American Orthodox churches towards the OO - mostly due to the wide influence of St. Vladimir's Seminary in New York. They are big advocates of re-union. As I understand it, most of the Western Orthodox Churches are in favor of it. Given his attitude towards the Pope, I would assume that the Patriarch of Constantinople would be as well.
Orthedoxy - why do you say the EO can't hold an ecumenical council? We certainly could! We just haven't had reason to for about 1100 years. I think an attempt at reunification between the OO and EO bishops would be cause for a genuine ecumenical council, to settle once and for all, without misunderstanding, the jointly held belief in a fully divine, fully human Christ.
Either way, it seems to me that if the OO are able to hash out an acceptable re-unification with the RCC, it could serve as a model for the EO in their own attempts at reunification. God willing, within this century all three will be one (God willing tomorrow!).
In Christ,
Macarius
That is to say, would the Pope have to agree not to exercise jurisdiction over the East for their to be communion, and to repent of the doctrine of papal infallibility, first?
Or the other side of the coin, would (and would the OO be willing) you have to accept papal primacy and infallibility as defined by the RCC in order for their to be communion?
If that roadblock exists between the OO and RCC, then it would seem like the EO and OO would unite first.
There is a lot of goodwill in the American Orthodox churches towards the OO - mostly due to the wide influence of St. Vladimir's Seminary in New York. They are big advocates of re-union. As I understand it, most of the Western Orthodox Churches are in favor of it. Given his attitude towards the Pope, I would assume that the Patriarch of Constantinople would be as well.
Orthedoxy - why do you say the EO can't hold an ecumenical council? We certainly could! We just haven't had reason to for about 1100 years. I think an attempt at reunification between the OO and EO bishops would be cause for a genuine ecumenical council, to settle once and for all, without misunderstanding, the jointly held belief in a fully divine, fully human Christ.
Either way, it seems to me that if the OO are able to hash out an acceptable re-unification with the RCC, it could serve as a model for the EO in their own attempts at reunification. God willing, within this century all three will be one (God willing tomorrow!).
In Christ,
Macarius
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