No one should kid themselves:
1) The Eastern Orthodox Churches have never really been united to begin with.
2) Reunion between East and West is far down the road if it ever happens at all.
Honestly I see zero positives for any church body going back into the RCC.
None whatsoever.
So now what does this mean for the Ukrain Orthodox Church? and why would they throw in with the RCC which has gone communist, i.e., its head is a communist Pope?
If anyone should know what communism is, its the Ukrain people. How many million of them were starved to death under Stalin?
Francis being Pope jeopardizes the RCC actually being considered a church.
There is no universal Orthodox biblical canon, right? But books like 3 and 4 Maccabees are accepted as scripture by some Orthodox, but not Roman Catholics?
“The Trumpet” is published by the “Philadelphia Church of God” (Edmund, OK) which is rooted in W. Herbert Armstrong’s “World Wide Church of God”. Older Freepers might remember “The Plain Truth” racks in airports, TV advertisements and a free book called “The Modern Romans”. Although some of their political positions are sound, their theology is “out there”, with some similarities to the Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Some nuggets from the “Worldwide Church of God” Wikipedia page:
* Armstrong taught that God works only through “one man at a time” and that he was God’s selected representative on earth.
* He believed that the observance of Sunday as the “Lord’s Day” was a papal and/or satanic corruption
* Armstrong adhered to a form of British Israelism which stated that the British, American and many European peoples were descended from the so-called Ten Lost Tribes of Israel,
* Armstrong taught that God’s purpose in creating mankind was to “reproduce Himself”, [...] He concluded that; “Until the resurrection, therefore, we cannot see, enter into or inherit the Kingdom of God. WE CANNOT BE BORN AGAIN UNTIL THE RESURRECTION!”[72]
* Armstrong preached that Jesus Christ will return to earth to “rescue” humanity from the brink of self-annihilation, resulting in the establishment of “God’s government” upon earth
* Armstrong did not accept the concept of eternal judgment in this life. He believed that those who die as unbelievers prior to the return of Christ, exist in a state of “unconsciousness” (see Soul sleep) until after the ‘Millennium’ at the second resurrection, during which they will be offered the choice to submit to God’s government.
* Armstrong did not accept Trinitarianism, believing it to be a doctrine of satanic authorship as part of a “counterfeit Christianity” (which he identified as the Roman Catholic Church). Armstrong taught that the Father and the Word were co-eternal, but that the Holy Spirit was not an actual person.
* A 30% tithing system!
No
Probably not as long as Rome views “reunification” as errant Orthodox sects “returning” to Roman authority. It could be possible if Rome wanted a unified approach between equals, or heaven forbid, saw itself as returning to the Church. In the Orthodox view, they never split away and have always existed. They trace themselves back to the beginning until Rome demanded primacy and they did not follow. There is a mainstream view in Orthodox that does not see itself as a breakaway, but rather as the main trunk of the Christian tree.
So it would depend on the point of view both players brought to the table.
It would probably help also to get rid of this communist pervert loving Pope.
Well, FIRST the RCC would have to defrock the current POSEUR POPE and all the Cardinals named during his illicit reign.
What if the Orthodox Church is the real mother church and all others will reconcile with it? I prefer that scenario. I never want to become a Roman Catholic but I’d gladly follow Orthodoxy.
A lot of wishful thinking on the part of Catholics.
The author has obviously NOT actually read Isaiah 47!
Consider the source, and the likelihood of reconciliation is highly improbable. EOvs.Rome
Of interest?