To: kosta50; Kolokotronis; Uncle Chip; wmfights
The Catholic Church did not come to the rescue of Constantinople (save for a small contingent), nor did Catholic kings send armies to help Orthodox Christain Serbs at the battle on the Kosovo Field in 1389. The Roman church after gaining state recognition has always sought to centralize power in itself. Do you believe that the EOC believing itself to be equal in authority had anything to do with this?
1,731 posted on
02/09/2008 10:11:03 AM PST by
wmfights
(Believe - THE GOSPEL - and be saved)
To: wmfights
“Do you believe that the EOC believing itself to be equal in authority had anything to do with this?”
Equal in authority to whom, WF? Rome? Our systems are very different, WF. Authority resides in completely different places in each.
1,740 posted on
02/09/2008 11:02:38 AM PST by
Kolokotronis
(Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated!)
To: wmfights
***The Roman church after gaining state recognition has always sought to centralize power in itself.***
An interesting statement on many levels.
May I ask how much power that you believe that the Roman Catholic Church has currently?
1,742 posted on
02/09/2008 11:15:57 AM PST by
MarkBsnr
(I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so.)
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