[Lion in Winter]

Orthodox Christians are not permitted by their OWN Church to take the sacraments in the Roman Catholic Church. Nor are the Romans invited to partake in the OC Church.

Evidentally, the OC do not follow the RC rules. They have their own rules of course.

The RC say the OC can partake, however.... the OC says their members may not partake of sacramental communion in any other Church... RC or other Churches, as well.

There is a Schism, you know, between the two. Looks like it to me, anyway.

Best that everybody just go to their own Church and follow their own rules.

Which brings me right back to herr kerry.... IF he is a PROFESSED RC, then what IS he doing in another Church which does not share the same belief in the Sacraments that his own Church has.

Well, for kerry... it is all about DIVERSITY/POLITICS and stickin' it to good, confessed and strict adhering members to the RC Church.

I cannot stand him for this and other things too numerous to mention.

[sockmonkey]

I was watching the United States Bishop's Conference when they decided it would be okay to "invite" Orthodox to partake of Communion in the RC Church.
The RC Bishop from Alaska begged his brother Bishops not to go there as it would greatly offend the Orthodox Bishops, and Orthodox Christians.
He said it was not proper for the US Bishops to issue a pronouncement that would encourage Orthodox Christians to be disobedient to their Orthodox Bishops.
Of course, charity and common sense fell on deaf ears, and when the US Bishops voted, it passed.
This must have been about six or eight years ago.