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To: Canticle_of_Deborah
The reason is the same: BECAUSE IT WASN'T AUTHORIZED BY THE CHURCH IN ECUMENICAL COUNCIL. THE WHOLE CHURCH...NOT THE POPE, NOT A LOCAL SYNOD.

Plain & Simple. This actually gives me hope that just MAYBE the schism can be healed.

Let's see how they do with the Infallibility issue.....
16 posted on 11/23/2003 11:48:19 AM PST by TexConfederate1861 ("Dixie and Texas Forever")
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To: TexConfederate1861; MarMema
Well, the Pope would have to be just the Bishop of Rome,Italy. He would be MERELY equal to all the other Orthodox Patriarchs.

He would even have to give up CONTROL of all his "subjects" in all lands around the world.

Not going to happen.

The Pope would NEVER give up his power and be an equal to let's say.... the Patriarch of Serbia, Albania, Georgia or Romania... or even....Russia.

The Pope wants it ALL!! Always have and always will. I would bet my ranch on that.

First among equals title belongs to the Patriarch of Constantinople.

The Roman Pope will never go for that.

And, you as an Orthodox Christian, know THEY never change certainly to not to benefit a Pope who KISSES A KORAN.

And, then there are the married Orthodox Christian Priests with their children.... the list of problem areas is endless.

And, I almost hate to mention the other Roman problems.....evil/jailbird pedophile priests, the clown masses, liberal politics(Jesuits) and dancing altar girls.

Let's just say.... You Orthodox are really better off on your own. WHY BORROW TROUBLE?

17 posted on 11/24/2003 12:39:03 AM PST by Lion in Winter
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