I know that the Roman Catholic church does not look down on any of the various Catholic branches.
Absolute and utter nonsense. They very well do look down on others.
There are many Catholics who are unaware that the Latin Church is in full communion with several Eastern Catholic Churches. I was one of them. Many years ago, I was invited to attend a Mass and breakfast at the Cedars, which is the banquet hall at St. Raymond’s Maronite Church in St. Louis. We were advised in the invitation that attending the Maronite Mass would fulfill our obligation to attend weekly Mass. This was something that several of us did not know.
Due to this lack of knowledge among Latin Catholics, there are most likely some who do look down on our Eastern Rite brothers, which is wrong for them to do.
The Latin Church is not in communion with the Orthodox Church, which is unfortunate. A major purpose for holding Vatican II was a desire to reconcile the various Christian faiths with each other.
Peace,
Rich
Catholics split with the Orthodox Church about a thousand years ago.
They were "protesting" the Orthodox not accepting their pope as supreme authority over them.
As well as many other un scriptural beliefs of Catholicism, as the Orthodox preferred to follow Christianity rather than Catholicism.
Which act by Catholics made them in essence the first Protestants.
Of course they are...pay closer attention.