[markomalley]

Theo, are you saying that all the "churches" in the first millennium that were outside the Church were professing an equally "orthodox" and true Christian faith?

Marcion?

Nestor?

Arius?

[kosta50]

Marcion? Nestor? Arius?

I am not sure what is the point of your reply, unless you misread/misinterpreted my statement. None of those you mention professed what the Church defined dogmatically as orthodox faith. As far as I know, outside the five patriarchates, no other Church existed.