[kosta50]

Then why are Catholics and Orthodox not in communion if you have the same core of faith?

Because there is an outer shell that is not the same. Until that shell is removed, we cannot commune because communion is an expression and not a means of being one.

[stripes1776]

Because there is an outer shell that is not the same. Until that shell is removed, we cannot commune because communion is an expression and not a means of being one.

Why don't you Orthodox just snap out your shell and snap in the Catholic shell. Wouldn't that be an easy way to bring about union since your core is just the same as Roman Catholicism? Why would a mere shell, just a covering, be of any importance?