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To: Kolokotronis

You seem not to understand the Ecclesiology, but I don’t under stand the use of the word Deacon to refer to Deaconessessess in the Greek Orthodox Church.

The Latin Church is the Church that uses the Latin Rite, the Byzantine Churches in Communion with Rome are those that use the Byzantine rite, the Maronite Church is the Church in Communion with Rome that uses the Maronite Church etc.

To use an overly simplistic and secular comparison, to call a Byzantine Rite Catholic Church Latin is like calling a Cadillac and Lincoln, both fine cars, but entirely different.

They don’t see themselves as Latin Bishops, and the Latin Bishop of Rome does not see them as Latin Bishops.

It is therefore out of courtesy that they should be addressed thus.


76 posted on 05/29/2008 2:35:08 PM PDT by Cheverus
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To: Cheverus; Kolokotronis; kosta50
...but I don’t under stand the use of the word Deacon to refer to Deaconessessess in the Greek Orthodox Church.

Perhaps because there's no such thing as a Deaconess in the Orthodox Christian Church?

78 posted on 05/29/2008 2:47:06 PM PDT by FormerLib (Sacrificing our land and our blood cannot buy protection from jihad.-Bishop Artemije of Kosovo)
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To: Cheverus; FormerLib; kosta50

“You seem not to understand the Ecclesiology,...”

Trust me on this, I understand the ecclesiology. Most Orthodox completely understand the origin and purpose of the “Byzantine Catholic” churches. The Maronites are beyond doubt completely sui juris as they have been for a very, very long time. The Melkites have demonstrated their complete independence from Rome and I suspect you will find that there is little or no talk of “universal immediate jurisdiction” or even infallibility coming out Romne directed at the Melkites. The Byzantine Catholics are a completely different matter and with a complete understanding of their ecclesiology, we see no distinction at all between those particular churches and the Church of Rome. Sorry but that’s just the way it is.

“...but I don’t under stand the use of the word Deacon to refer to Deaconessessess in the Greek Orthodox Church.”

Neither do I but perhaps I don;t understand your point. If you are speaking of the reinstitution of that order in the Church of Greece, on that I am informed and will answer whatever questions you might have.


79 posted on 05/29/2008 2:57:55 PM PDT by Kolokotronis (Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated)
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