[RobbyS]

What I don't understand is how Dreher could be so unaware of the informal schism in the Catholic Church in the United States and that he has now joined a church without the anchor of the papacy. I won't get into the argument about the validity of papal claims, except to point out the simple utility of "one bishop." For theology I simply point to von Balthasar's The Office of Peter

[kosta50]

I won't get into the argument about the validity of papal claims, except to point out the simple utility of "one bishop."

The Orthodox Church remains alive and well without the "one bishop" concept, and much less prone to innovations and changes. We do, of course, recognize not only that the Bishop of Rome has a very special place in The Church, however we are unable to inter-commune with him because our theologies have distinct disagreements that need to be addressed and resolved, since many of them can be a matter of linguistics and historical perspectives. Until such time, our inter-communion is not possible any more than it is possible for the Pope to allow women priests. Inter-communion means sharing the same faith, not more or less, but the same.

We also have different ideas as to the scope of the Petrine Office.