In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

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[telemann.livejournal.com]

Kinda of odd to have heard one of the Russian Orthodox Patriarchs rebuffed any ecumenical talks with John Paul II because Rome wasn't doctrinally pure (or words to that effect).

[farchivist.livejournal.com]

Yup. Russian Orthodoxy considers Moscow to be the "third Rome" and the true inheritors of the mantle of Peter. As far as they are concerned, Constantinople inherited the mantle from Rome when the Schism occurred and the Roman Catholics are apostates. And when Constantinople fell, they inherited the mantle, so current Greek Orthodox are apostates.

[telemann.livejournal.com]

Yep. In my Catholic high school (in a very liberal progressive diocese) we had a semester class on Eastern Orthodoxy, and we covered all the back and forth between the highly fractured regional Orthodox churches etc. We had a great instructor and I knew it was really good at the time, but it was really like a college level grad class.

[trog.livejournal.com]

Same. At my Jesuit high school, we took enough theology to turn everyone atheist -- which is what usually happens.

[anfalicious.livejournal.com]

I went to a Christian Brothers school, much the same but with less money and more rape.

[trog.livejournal.com]

FILIOQUE!!!!!

[telemann.livejournal.com]

Yeah, then it's funny on the other side, the right winger traditionalist Catholics who want the clock turned back to pre Council of Trent whining and complaining John Paul II was ACTUALLY INVITING SCHISMATICS to the Vatican! Or his master of ceremonies was such a heretic for having Inca dancers wildly gyrating about at the beautification of one of the South American saints he proclaimed. Or they always hate the sign of peace during the Liturgy. So insane :-/