Apostolic ecumenism
BEGOME GREGORIAN CALENDARISTS
Precisely. I mentioned the Easter date because of Pope Tawadros II's appeal to Pope Francis for a common date.
Here is something interesting, in the context of the whole Ukraine fiasco.
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Eh, the Finns do that already.
Wouldn't be impossible to change.
No.
Ukrainian Greek Catholics and Orthodox are a different story, they both share a common history of oppresion and persecution. It's only natural that they'll be much closer to each other now.
Eh. All sides excommunicating each other was error–it certainly lacked Christian charity.
Matt 5:
If you are offering your gift at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24 leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. 25 Make friends quickly with your accuser, while you are going with him to court, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you be put in prison; 26 truly, I say to you, you will never get out till you have paid the last penny.
The Catholic Church was never nor will be in error ever.
Ecumenism is fine, but syncretism no. Its pure heresy.
That's not doctrinal error.
Excommunications can be lifted whenever we want.
If you meant errors in our atitudes from both parts yeah.
No reason to extend too much kindness to those in error. Love doesn't want others to fall from faith, and the best form of kindness sometimes is to draw attention to danger. Else your brother falls into a pit. The Orthodox began to see a different "god" being proclaimed and had to point it out.
Why do I say they have a different god? The proof is in the putting. It's why they have Popes praying with heathens and Muslims. Because they no longer believe in the God of revelation. They've settled on a god based in ideals that are abstract and common to all humanity. Not the actual God of specific revelation and scripture (speaking of scripture, it's why your bible translations suck too. Like the NAB. It's made by people who don't even believe in it). These modern developments are simply the culmination of what the Orthodox already saw to begin with. It was kept under control in the medieval era, because the world was a bit smaller or not taken into account. But in our modern global society, the cat is out of the bag completely. You have a Catholic church that practically incorporates everything.. because it's first principles about their god were abstract to begin with. And it's dogma now speaks out of both sides of it's mouth - and doesn't care if called out on it. Again I say: The proof is in the putting. Your church wouldn't engage in these things, like setting up a prayer area for native Americans in the church of St. Gregory (or some pagan group. I forget… it's in that infamous Assisi video), or Popes kissing the Koran. The proof is in the putting (I'd repeat this a hundred times if I could).
Go ahead and tell yourselves there's no doctrinal error.. even with the Big Elephant in the room next to you. Or be a sede, who admits all of this, sees it for yourself, but schizophrenically chases after new popes and authorities..and ignores the other Elephant in the room, beckoning you to come back: The Orthodox faith. If you're looking to get out of this obvious mess, that's where you'll find your rescue. I know it's difficult, but the church will be waiting.
But the worst thing to do with be an ally with it.