Seems there is a bit of confusion on the boards. I know that I was confused.
The Orthodox Catholic Church is NOT the same as the Roman Catholic Church. They are worlds apart in many, many areas.
I have recently visited two Orthodox Churches and was greeted with respect both times.
I have also in the past attended Roman Catholic services adorned in Maryism.
I saw No statues in or around either Orthodox Church, literally NONE of any size, shape or form. One Orthodox Church was named Holy Mary. Ironically, there was one icon (picture) with Mary holding the Baby Jesus in the whole place. Icons of Jesus were everywhere.
Both Orthodox Churches had a picture of the Last Supper as the leading focal point and the icons of Jesus on the cross were moving.
Furthermore, The Orthodox Church refutes the Roman Catholic Church in many areas including Mary's Immaculate Conception.
I am not going to pretend to be an expert in either doctrine, but I would like to point out that I see a lot of confusion arising from a lot of people attacking the Orthodox Catholic Church on Roman Catholic Church issues that do not exist in the Orthodox Catholic World like they exist in the Roman Catholic World. An analogous argument would be to claim that the Baptist hold the Sabbath day as holy. Sure, the 7th day Adventist and the Baptist have two totally different doctrines and it’s just silly to argue that the Baptist hold the Sabbath as a sacred day like the Adventist.
Keep in mind that the Roman Catholic Church left the Orthodox Church in 1054 AD. As a result, the Orthodox claims to not have changed from apostolical teachings, while the Roman Catholic Church, in their ecumenism has seemingly transposed their doctrine around this ecumenism.
I am not advocating for the Orthodox Church here nor am I advocating for the Roman Catholic Church, I am simply stating some fundamental differences that I have seen first hand. I would encourage that those apposed to the teachings of the Orthodox Church get their arguments straight as to minimize further confusion.
Peace be with all.
The Orthodox Catholic Church is NOT the same as the Roman Catholic Church. They are worlds apart in many, many areas.
I have recently visited two Orthodox Churches and was greeted with respect both times.
I have also in the past attended Roman Catholic services adorned in Maryism.
I saw No statues in or around either Orthodox Church, literally NONE of any size, shape or form. One Orthodox Church was named Holy Mary. Ironically, there was one icon (picture) with Mary holding the Baby Jesus in the whole place. Icons of Jesus were everywhere.
Both Orthodox Churches had a picture of the Last Supper as the leading focal point and the icons of Jesus on the cross were moving.
Furthermore, The Orthodox Church refutes the Roman Catholic Church in many areas including Mary's Immaculate Conception.
I am not going to pretend to be an expert in either doctrine, but I would like to point out that I see a lot of confusion arising from a lot of people attacking the Orthodox Catholic Church on Roman Catholic Church issues that do not exist in the Orthodox Catholic World like they exist in the Roman Catholic World. An analogous argument would be to claim that the Baptist hold the Sabbath day as holy. Sure, the 7th day Adventist and the Baptist have two totally different doctrines and it’s just silly to argue that the Baptist hold the Sabbath as a sacred day like the Adventist.
Keep in mind that the Roman Catholic Church left the Orthodox Church in 1054 AD. As a result, the Orthodox claims to not have changed from apostolical teachings, while the Roman Catholic Church, in their ecumenism has seemingly transposed their doctrine around this ecumenism.
I am not advocating for the Orthodox Church here nor am I advocating for the Roman Catholic Church, I am simply stating some fundamental differences that I have seen first hand. I would encourage that those apposed to the teachings of the Orthodox Church get their arguments straight as to minimize further confusion.
Peace be with all.