I can only talk about Greeks, but you're generally right. That's more of a libshit, rich, college-indoctrinated layperson's outlook though. Another thing is that we habitually de-frock priests who somuch as say nice things about gay people, even here in Weimar America. The last one I remember off the top of my head was some idiot who sent a card to a gay couple who got married.
And if you want to look at old country…..
Insofar as I know, Golden Dawn is the only political movement that had to have all the leaders in the party thrown in jail and prevented from campaigning to stop them from taking over the country. In terms of my relatives back in Greece, we're basically as occupied by the germans as we were in world war 2. We got plenty of poz back home being pumped into the country, but the Orthodox Church ain't the one facilitating it.
only canonized saints are 'approved' for lack of a better term otherwise any local church can venerate anyone. Besides Catholics don't deny that schismatic churches have grace so they could legit be saints.
Jaxson Watson
Orthodox Catholic. Both titles were used before the schism, and besides it is formally the title of the Orthodox Church already.
This. The Orthodox Church is the exactly the same it was before the schism, so compromising even a sliver would be beyond idiotic. Papists have to begome or face God's wrath.
Alexander Adams
Now that’s not a Christian thing to say user. We need to be as one, not have anymore brother wars.
Brandon Barnes
One thing I will never understand about these Catholic priests is how they square all this in their head. Unless they explicitly believe that there really isn't a God.
I mean, you'd expect Orthodox to have dissenting degenerates if it indeed did. Defined dogma is pretty limited and even though scripture and tradition is very clear, they could always squirm their way out of it like Protestants often do by talking about love or "muh context".
But Catholics are 1) literally defined by their belief in a supreme authority that has already ruled on this matter and because of infallibility can't "progress" or change its mind without undermining all of its claims; and 2) obliged to confess all mortal sins as defined by the church or they are literally going to Hell, and it's hard to believe a "LGBT Catholic" would confess their homosexual relationship and thus must know they are going to Hell.
How exactly do you consistently be a "pro-choice Catholic"? Why do they insist on the importance of being Catholic if they don't believe in the chair of Peter? They could just be Anglican.
Lucas Lewis
These are today's questions that won't really get an answer.
The only thing I can come up with is that because the Church went full retard with V2 lots of lukewarm catholics were created. Because being lukewarm about something defeats its purpose they start not being catholic anymore in general but this would take away their meager existence so they just keep on playing catholic but with (((progressive))) views.
Tl;dr they're just fugging LARPers.
Aiden Phillips
Individuals make more sense to me. I think it has a lot to do with that.
The priests and activists confuse me a lot, though. Like, the existence of "Catholics for Choice." I have a hard time believing they can possibly be anything other than antagonists trying to harm the church.
I mean, priests must know who they are and, subsequently, allow them to participate in the parish regardless. They seem to think "Catholic" is important enough a part of them to be a major part of their organisation. I just don't know why it is so important.
I get not wanting to lose, even just on a cultural level, that part of your life. But thinking your dissent is important and that the magisterium changing its mind on something they've been steady on for 2,000 years is actually a good thing.
I will never get that.
Jose Moore
Catholics like to act like they aren't the Schismatics and the other 4 apostolic churches are.
