"These small schisms culminated in the Great Schism of 1054, and to this day we have what we term the "Eastern Orthodox" or Byzantine or simply the Orthodox"3 Churches, to distinguish them from the Latin rite, Roman Catholic Church."
Don't forget the Eastern Catholic Churches ! Depending on how they're counted, there are 22-24 Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church. The One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church has 20+ particular Churches each with its own liturgical, theological and spiritual patrimony (c.f. Orientalium Ecclesiarium).
Well, the story was about these particular Orthodox and the action of the pope. Not generally about all the possible iterations of the relationship between the Roman Church and the entire constellation of Eastern Churches. One has to draw a line somewhere. I knew that people know about the existence of Eastern and Byzantine Catholics.
"These small schisms culminated in the Great Schism of 1054, and to this day we have what we term the "Eastern Orthodox" or Byzantine or simply the Orthodox"3 Churches, to distinguish them from the Latin rite, Roman Catholic Church."
Don't forget the Eastern Catholic Churches ! Depending on how they're counted, there are 22-24 Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church. The One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church has 20+ particular Churches each with its own liturgical, theological and spiritual patrimony (c.f. Orientalium Ecclesiarium).
Otherwise it was a very educational post.
Well, the story was about these particular Orthodox and the action of the pope. Not generally about all the possible iterations of the relationship between the Roman Church and the entire constellation of Eastern Churches. One has to draw a line somewhere. I knew that people know about the existence of Eastern and Byzantine Catholics.