Ghoti Ichthus
Pray so they do not serve alone. Ephesians 6:10-20
Perhaps Orthodox need to be considered Catholic for the purposes of this subforum.
The two faiths are very close. Orthodox and Catholic both "venerate" icons and pray to saints. Both believe in penance. The Catholics believe in purgatory, and the Orthodox believe in toll houses. Orthodox also "venerate" relics and attribute miracles to them. Both Catholics and Orthodox elevate tradition above the Bible with regard to works being necessary for salvation. Both Othodox and Catholic attribute a sinless life to Mary, although (at this time) only Catholic consider Mary co-redemptrix/co-mediator with Jesus. Both Orthodox and Catholic believe in tansubstutiation. Although they do not geneally do so, Orthodox and Catholic may commune in the other's churches.
In 1054, Othodox split from the Roman Catholic church. The last staw on the camel's back was the Filioque the Catholics added to the Nicene Ceed, in violation of the ageement of the Third Eccumenical Council (Ephesus) that in the future, nothing was to be changed in the creeds unilaterally.
https://orthodoxwiki.org/Filioque
BTW, westen Protestant churches retained the Filioque.
In 1965, Othodox and Roman Catholics rescinded their mutual 1054 excommunication of each other.
https://orthodoxwiki.org/Paul_VI_of_Rome
Here's the text of the joint declaration http://www.vatican.va/content/paul-.../hf_p-vi_spe_19651207_common-declaration.html
In 2007, Orthodox (again) acknowledged the Pimacy of the Bishop of Rome (Pope)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_primacy
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese in America has an interesting article that reflects doctine moving closer between Orthodox and Catholic, and the goal of reuniting the Christian Church.
https://www.goarch.org/-/papal-primacy
The two faiths are very close. Orthodox and Catholic both "venerate" icons and pray to saints. Both believe in penance. The Catholics believe in purgatory, and the Orthodox believe in toll houses. Orthodox also "venerate" relics and attribute miracles to them. Both Catholics and Orthodox elevate tradition above the Bible with regard to works being necessary for salvation. Both Othodox and Catholic attribute a sinless life to Mary, although (at this time) only Catholic consider Mary co-redemptrix/co-mediator with Jesus. Both Orthodox and Catholic believe in tansubstutiation. Although they do not geneally do so, Orthodox and Catholic may commune in the other's churches.
In 1054, Othodox split from the Roman Catholic church. The last staw on the camel's back was the Filioque the Catholics added to the Nicene Ceed, in violation of the ageement of the Third Eccumenical Council (Ephesus) that in the future, nothing was to be changed in the creeds unilaterally.
https://orthodoxwiki.org/Filioque
BTW, westen Protestant churches retained the Filioque.
In 1965, Othodox and Roman Catholics rescinded their mutual 1054 excommunication of each other.
https://orthodoxwiki.org/Paul_VI_of_Rome
Here's the text of the joint declaration http://www.vatican.va/content/paul-.../hf_p-vi_spe_19651207_common-declaration.html
In 2007, Orthodox (again) acknowledged the Pimacy of the Bishop of Rome (Pope)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_primacy
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese in America has an interesting article that reflects doctine moving closer between Orthodox and Catholic, and the goal of reuniting the Christian Church.
https://www.goarch.org/-/papal-primacy