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Sep 6, '12, 8:12 am
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Join Date: March 14, 2012
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Religion: Ukrainian/Greek Catholic
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Re: orthodox catholics
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Originally Posted by ByzCathCantor
Wouldn't that be something! There is something to be said for that, as Kiev seems to be at the crossroads of controversy both within the Ukraine and with respect to the Russian Orthodox Church, the largest Church in Orthodoxy. As Kiev goes, so should the rest ...
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It is possible and the only thing that stands in the way is the fact that we're Uki's... LOL..
Remember, put 5 of us together and you get 6 1/2 political parties so "unity" will still take some work but surprisingly, I do believe that we're the closest to it as compared to the rest of the churches.
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Sep 6, '12, 8:14 am
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Join Date: November 24, 2011
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Religion: Byzantine Catholic
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Re: orthodox catholics
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Originally Posted by docnerves
It is possible and the only thing that stands in the way is the fact that we're Uki's... LOL..
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Yes, and we all come from the same basic stock. As my grandmother would often say, "We're a stubborn people!". Of course, that had double meaning.
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"Christ always gives his Church the gift of unity, but the Church must always pray and work to maintain, reinforce, and perfect the unity that Christ wills for her."- Catechism of the Catholic Church, "Toward Unity" (CCC 820)
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Sep 6, '12, 4:16 pm
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Join Date: April 7, 2008
Posts: 6,578
Religion: Melkite
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Re: orthodox catholics
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Originally Posted by docnerves
It is possible and the only thing that stands in the way is the fact that we're Uki's... LOL..
Remember, put 5 of us together and you get 6 1/2 political parties so "unity" will still take some work but surprisingly, I do believe that we're the closest to it as compared to the rest of the churches.
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 Love it!
But seriously, I wonder if the combination of strong praise and strong criticism that we often hear about Ukrainians will eventually settle into a "They're not really much better or much worse than other people" kinda thing.
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"Pastoral activity in the Catholic Church, Latin as well as Eastern, no longer aims at having the faithful of one Church pass over to the other"
- the Balamand Statement
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Sep 7, '12, 7:41 am
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Join Date: June 6, 2007
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Religion: Catholic Christian
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Re: orthodox catholics
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Originally Posted by Peter J
Good post.
Or they might even think you're talking about ethnicity.
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Haha, yeah, that's true too.
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