Eastern Rite

Mt19:26 · #1 Apr 11, '05, 10:02 pm

Can an Eastern Rite Patriarch become Pope?

jad93083 · #2 Apr 12, '05, 1:51 am

There's nothing to prevent his election as a matter of Canon Law. However, I doubt it is probable, becuase of the Pope's role as bishop of Rome, a Latin Diocese and the small minoritiy of Eastern Catholic Churches. But one never knows what the Holy Spirit will inspire the Cardinals to do.

Pious · #3 Apr 12, '05, 1:57 am

I am certain someone here wrote that one of the early Popes was Eastern Rite, but I can not recall who or what post

Psalm45:9 · #4 Apr 12, '05, 5:39 am

If an Eastern Rite Patriarch is elected to the papcy it would probably hinder ties with the Eastern Orthdox, especially the Russian Orthodox.

Mt19:26 · #5 Apr 12, '05, 11:36 am

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Originally Posted by Psalm45:9

If an Eastern Rite Patriarch is elected to the papcy it would probably hinder ties with the Eastern Orthdox, especially the Russian Orthodox.

I am curious if anyone believes that there is a chance that the Eastern Orthodox will rejoin the Catholic Church. I haven't read up much about the current state of the disagreements between the two, however, from what I have read it seems like disagreements are still great.