Same thing in Russia. Those who could get out rejoined the Church Outside of Russian (ROCOR). They did what they could. There were always spoiled apples. Some were realists and cooperated for the benefit of the few faithful who dared go to churches.
But there was no parallel pogrom again the Catholic Church to compare or equate to what happened in Russia, and the tens of thousands of priests killed or imprisoned.
At any rate, the Orthodox were not adverse to political machinations, given their Byzantium backgrounds.
Neither was the Latin Church. It played a prominent role in many political events in Western Europe.
It is historically well known and cannot be denied
Ditto. So what are you trying to say, jo?
We both know that the Patriarch of Constantinople was excommunicated some 18 times during before the Schism, and I do not think they were all for religious reasons!!!
Unlike your side, we don't make our Patriarchs into living saints. There is no personality cult with any of our Patriarch.
Same with those returning from Florence
They sold out. They came home not with reunion but with reabsorption. The garbage was promptly thrown out.
Sure there was. The Golodomor in the Ukraine hit both Orthodox and Catholic clergy, property and laity, and the Catholics were viewed as foreign agents in addition to being class enemies.