greek catholic

If someone is not Byzantine Catholic / Greek Catholic / Greek Orthodox, then why would they use, and swear by the Byzantine (aka Majority Text) Bible?

Excellent point. How many who "swear by" the Majority text realize that it is the Greek Orthodox specific Bible.

2010-02-11 09:38:40 by Greek, Coptic, & Bible Forensic

The Melkite, or Greek Catholic Church, is a church of Byzantine tradition in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church.

I am Catholic and go to a Catholic church. My finance' is Greek and belongs to a Greek Orthodox church. We have a local church that is Greek Catholic and most members our from a Slovak decent but they say they expect anyone who believes in the Christian faith. Can someone please explain in more detail about a Greek Catholic church?

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Actually there are over 20 different Catholic Churches that make up the worldwide Catholic Church. 8 of them are "Greek", see arrows below.

In addition to the Latin Rite (Roman) Catholic Church, the Eastern Rite Catholic Churches are in full communion with the Pope, and are part of the same worldwide Catholic Church.

Eastern Rite Catholic Churches include:

Alexandrian liturgical tradition
• Coptic Catholic Church
• Ethiopic Catholic Church

Antiochian (Antiochene or West-Syrian) liturgical tradition
• Maronite Church
• Syrian Catholic Church
• Syro-Malankara Catholic Church

Armenian liturgical tradition:
• Armenian Catholic Church

Chaldean or East Syrian liturgical tradition:
• Chaldean Catholic Church
• Syro-Malabar Church

Byzantine (Constantinopolitan) liturgical tradition:
http://www.byzcath.org/index.php?option= com_content&task=view&id=145& ;Itemid=62
• Albanian Byzantine Catholic Church
• Belarusian Greek Catholic Church <<<=================<<<
• Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church <<<=================<<<
• Byzantine Church of the Eparchy of Križevci
• Greek Byzantine Catholic Church <<<=================<<<
• Hungarian Greek Catholic Church <<<=================<<<
• Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
• Macedonian Greek Catholic Church <<<=================<<<
• Melkite Greek Catholic Church <<<=================<<<
• Romanian Church
• Russian Byzantine Catholic Church
• Ruthenian Catholic Church
• Slovak Greek Catholic Church <<<=================<<<
• Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church <<<=================<<<

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13121a.h tm

With love in Christ.

2009-06-25 12:28:39 by Krystle

Price: $17.95

It seems that both religions follow the same religious calendar and traditions. Also, the church service is similar if not the same. Yet, a Greek Catholic would have to convert to Orthodox before being married in an Orthodox church. I am asking because my b/f is Orthodox and I am a Greek Catholic - his parents want me to convert....I really have not been able to discover a fundamental difference, and they dont know what it is either. Before I make a decision I would like some facts....not much info on the Net

http://fatheralexander.org/booklets/engl ish/sects1_e.htm

2008-10-24 08:53:37 by nelka

Price: $95.00

The Maronite`s, an Eastern rite Catholic Church, profess the same Apostolic Faith, celebrate the same Mysteries (Sacraments) and are united with the chief Shepherd of the Church, the Pope, as all Roman Catholics throughout the world. They have their own distinct theology, spirituality, liturgy and code of canon law which is fully Catholic.
The only visible differences are those pertaining to their unique culture, in other words they do as Catholics do but in their own fashion.
God bless.

2009-03-27 13:40:40 by Miss Sarah

What are the main differences and similiarities between Catholic Tradtition and Greek orthodox?

Such things as bibles, creeds, confessions , Holy Trinity, sin and salvation.

Greek Orthodox is a subset (along with Russian, Byzantine, etc.) of the 'Eastern Orthodox' communion of churches, all of whom are in union with the spiritual head, the patriarch of Constantinople. The Catholic Church is the communion of churches in union with the bishop of Rome. The latter, Catholic communion includes many 'Eastern' churches which are similar in style and practice to the Eastern Orthodox, although the largest Catholic church/rite is the Western, Roman one. Hope that's not confusing. It's far more complex than it seems.

These two communions of churches gradually drifted apart from the 3rd or 4th century, suffering some severe divisions into the early Middle Ages, and a final schism usually dated to 1054, when the bishop of Rome and the patriarch of Constantinople mutually excommunicated each other. Several attempts afterwards to reunite came to nothing, so the communions remain in schism (although often on very good terms). However, each recognizes the other as a genuine apostolic church, with valid sacraments, etc.

The two communions of churches are nearly identical in structure and very similar in worship. (Greek orthodox worship is very different from the 'Roman' Catholic worship most of us are used to, but in fact the Catholic Church also includes Eastern Catholic rites which worship similarly, so that is not a fundamental difference.) There are slight different emphases in theology (someone above mentioned a different emphasis on original sin) but these are rather minor points and are actually quite compatible. Both communions of churches recognize the same creeds and hold the same Bibles and have (largely) the same view of salvation and the sacraments. There are slight difference in practice (Easterners ordain married men, Roman Catholics don't) but again these are compatible and do not forbid communion.

The two largest differences which have come out clearly over the years are the Trinity and the papacy. With regard to the former, the Catholic Church holds that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father AND THE SON (the famous 'filioque' clause in the creed), while the Orthodox hold that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father alone. This was the breaking point in the 11th century, although most theologians today think that the two positions are reconcilable ('from the Father through the Son' has been proposed as a compromise position). With regard to the latter, the Eastern Orthodox grant the bishop of Rome ('pope') only a primacy of 'honor', i.e. only as more or less a figurehead, whereas the Catholic Church grants the bishop of Rome real, concrete powers of teaching (infallibility) and government (jurisdiction) with relation to the other bishops and churches. This latter point remains the real sticking point. Hope this helps.

2009-08-20 01:04:31 by Celestin H