[Aquinasfan]

You are fully aware from previous discussions that we ( along with the protestants) do not agree.

Yes.

But do you have a reason for refusing to directly address the Scriptural passages regarding the key of the Kingdom of David (Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)?

[RussianConservative]

Parallel to these processes, a continuing theological alienation between Orthodox and Catholics also grew. This was to a significant degree conditioned by the introduction of new doctrines in the Catholic Church, which were (and are still) regarded by the Orthodox as dogmatic innovations. The belief in the infallibility of the Pope when he speaks ex cathedra is the most striking example. A teaching that was the consequence of many centuries of theological debate within the Catholic Church, it was strongly censured by the Orthodox. Indeed, this doctrine was rejected also by some traditional circles within the Western Church: hence the appearance of the Old Catholic Movement, which for many decades conducted a dialogue with the Orthodox