[NRx]

Relationally they would be in communion. That itself would be a change. In other ways essentially nothing would change. Liturgy? No change. Governance? No change. Sacraments? No change.

I note that you omitted the word "doctrine" from your list. That would require a HUGE change. The only way communion will be restored between Rome and Orthodoxy is if one or the other agrees to cease to exist. Either Rome would have to become Orthodox or we would have to become Catholics.

[vladimir998]

“I note that you omitted the word “doctrine” from your list.”

I presented a list of only three things.

“That would require a HUGE change. The only way communion will be restored between Rome and Orthodoxy is if one or the other agrees to cease to exist. Either Rome would have to become Orthodox or we would have to become Catholics.”

No. If that were the case, then the Russian Orthodox Church in Communion with Rome would not exist (small as it is) but it does. It could easily be argued that it will take more “change” to get Chalcedonian Orthodox and non-Chalcedonian Orthodox into full communion then it will to get Orthodox and Catholic into full communion.

[RitaOK]

Thank you for pointing that out, NRx. I believe you got to the point I was stumped on, but could not seem to get to my frontal lobe.

I greatly appreciate your keen observation. What you said is the only way to understand a true “communion” and nothing about this Council activity addresses what the heck this meet and greet accomplishes.

Words and labels are getting high jacked in every institution. Meaningful words are turned into Scrabble, and actions into much adieu about nothing, under the cover of some mantle of virtue.

Thanks. A bunch.