[malakhi]

Good point. No, they are in schism.

Meaning they broke off from the Catholic church. (Of course the Orthodox believe that it was the Catholic church which broke away from them).

The difference is their Church is of Apostolic origin. None of our Protestant friends can claim this of their Church

How is their situation any different from that of the Orthodox? They both arose from a division within the church. They may have tossed a greater or lesser amount of tradition overboard, but clearly their roots are in Catholicism.

[pegleg]

How is their situation any different from that of the Orthodox? They both arose from a division within the church. They may have tossed a greater or lesser amount of tradition overboard, but clearly their roots are in Catholicism.

See my post #138.

[xzins]

Angelo, it doesn't really matter who kicked out whom.

If they are from you, then your grandparents are their grandparents. You disown me; I disown you...doesn't matter...no way to change the grandparents.

[OLD REGGIE]

"...They may have tossed a greater or lesser amount of tradition overboard, but clearly their roots are in Catholicism. "

Some of us wouldn't agree with this. Catholicisms roots are in the early Church. Protestantisms roots are in the early Church. Their paths diverged at various points in history, not all at once.