George, i think this could give people more hope that the Lord's prayer in john 15, for unity would finally start to come about. Maybe other groups on the fringe would think, "well if the Russian Orthodox could accept the papacy, maybe we should too" Who knows ? stranger things have happened.
It seems to me, that they seriously want to get this taken care of. There seems to be an urgency to all of this now. This fall they are discussing the roll of the Pope. I am eager to see/hear what they talk about.
Tiber Jumper, I pray that it happens, but if you read any Orthodox blogs, it ain't happening anytime soon. The hype here is just hype - it's hope-springs-eternal on the Catholic end. It won't happen unless/until Papa Benedict redefines papal authority in a way that is palatable to the East and quickly "develops" some of our recent dogmas concerning papal infallibility and the like. Either that some mind-numbingly out-of-the-blue event happens that forces a reunion - I don't know what that would be, but I'm just saying.
But if it ever did happen ... wouldn't that be sweet. May it happen in our lifetime.
Is Catholic-Orthodox Unity in Sight?
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Just read this today. I am so excited! What would this say to everyone else?
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Well, the issue of papal authority is a big one to swallow on their part, but there's always hope!
ReplyDeleteGeorge, i think this could give people more hope that the Lord's prayer in john 15, for unity would finally start to come about.
ReplyDeleteMaybe other groups on the fringe would think, "well if the Russian Orthodox could accept the papacy, maybe we should too" Who knows ? stranger things have happened.
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ReplyDeleteyou don't think this could happen?
It seems to me, that they seriously want to get this taken care of. There seems to be an urgency to all of this now. This fall they are discussing the roll of the Pope. I am eager to see/hear what they talk about.
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Tiber Jumper, I pray that it happens, but if you read any Orthodox blogs, it ain't happening anytime soon. The hype here is just hype - it's hope-springs-eternal on the Catholic end. It won't happen unless/until Papa Benedict redefines papal authority in a way that is palatable to the East and quickly "develops" some of our recent dogmas concerning papal infallibility and the like. Either that some mind-numbingly out-of-the-blue event happens that forces a reunion - I don't know what that would be, but I'm just saying.
ReplyDeleteBut if it ever did happen ... wouldn't that be sweet. May it happen in our lifetime.
Ditto Scott's comments.
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