2006-10-06 01:20:07 · 12 answers · asked by qwine2000 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
"The Catholic Church embraces with hope the commitment to ecumenism as a duty of the Christian conscience enlightened by faith and guided by love…Jesus himself, at the hour of his Passion, prayed 'that they may all be one' (John 17:21). -- Pope John Paul II, Ut Unum Sint, May 25, 1995.
The Catholic Church has the following open dialogues with her sister Churches:
- The North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation
- The Joint Committee of Orthodox and Catholic Bishops
- The Oriental Orthodox-Roman Catholic Consultation
- The Polish National Catholic-Roman Catholic Dialogue
- The Anglican-Roman Catholic Consultation USA
- The Lutheran-Catholic Dialogue
- Roman Catholic-Reformed Consultation
- The United Methodist-Catholic Dialogue
- Southern Baptist Convention-Catholic Dialogue
- The Evangelical-Catholic Dialogue
- Faith and Order Commission, National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA
- Consultation with the National Council of Synagogues
- Consultation with the Orthodox Union and the Rabbinical Council of America
With love in Christ.
2006-10-08 15:03:07 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe they shouldn't, but they're going to. This is a big mistake and they know it. It's going to be diasaster because the true christians that don't except Catholic teachings will be killed like the Bible says in Rev.13:15.
{BEAST OF REVELATION}
http://www.lcg.org/search/search.php?query=beast+of+revelation&%24results_per_page=10&search=1
VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI pressed ahead with his appeals for a unified church Thursday as he a celebrated a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica attended by a delegation of Orthodox Christians. Benedict has made uniting all Christians and healing the 1,000-year-old rift with the Orthodox a primal goal of his papacy.
Rev.17:9-10 "AND HERE IS THE MIND WHICH HAS WISDOM. THE SEVEN HEADS ARE SEVEN MOUNTAINS, ON WHICH THE WOMAN SITTETH.(Catholic Church sits on 7 hills in Rome)
AND THERE ARE SEVEN KINGS: FIVE ARE FALLEN, AND ONE IS,(Italy and Germany ending in the Hitler-Mussolini Axis 1870-1945AD) AND THE OTHER IS NOT YET COME; AND WHEN HE COMETH, HE MUST CONTINUE A SHORT SPACE."
REV.17:10 was fulfilled on television when the Papacy said "that Benedict would be Pope for a short time."
http://family.webshots.com/photo/2178801070049373547GJMtkD
REALLY HIS IMAGE IS GOING TO COME ALIVE! WHEN HE PUTS CHURCH AND STATE TOGETHER. HERE'S JUST A PIECE OF IT IN--"POPE'S DREAM OF HEALING CHRISTIAN RIFT STILL A DISTANT GLIMMER" IN ENTERPRISE RECORD DATED: SUNDAY JUNE 12, 2005.
These 10 (Rev.17:12-13)rulers will be giving their support to a coming union of church and state in Europe, which will aspire to world dominance. After an interlude of apparent peace and prosperity, the system will plunge the whole world into a nightmare(World War 3). That's why Jesus has to come back; he has to save the world from total destruction. Matthew 24:21,22,29,30.
2006-10-06 11:53:14 · answer #2 · answered by KNOWBIBLE 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am Greek Catholic and I think reunification with the Orthodox is likely. Theologically they must unite, neither is really theologically free to do otherwise, however, they must find a way in charity to make that unity real and not merely symbolic nor surface unity. A union of hearts is far more difficult than a union of minds. That part is trivially simple.
2006-10-06 14:38:17 · answer #3 · answered by OPM 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not going to happen. If they did, they'd just fight over who was the better Catholic and who was right. I'm Roman Catholic, and I'll be honest that I don't know the difference between Roman and Greek Catholics, but I think it might be we have the pope and they rejected the pope (have no clue, only thing I could think of). But, no, we'll never unite, which is kinda silly.
2006-10-06 08:24:51 · answer #4 · answered by sister steph 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Nope.
However because of political circumstances in Romania many years ago has developed the Greek Catholic Church, which embraces both catholic and orthodox characteristics.
2006-10-06 08:24:07 · answer #5 · answered by charmed 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If they unite, the Catholics will absorb the Eastern Orthodox like Bounty paper towels absorb spills. When that happens, then Satan will have complete reign over all the churches.
2006-10-07 20:22:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The will of God is that ALL Christians once again unite within the one true church He founded for them. God is more concerned about those who abandoned His Church completely and created manmade churches of their own that are not apostolic or sacramental, and which teach doctrines contrary to the doctrines of His own Church, than He is over the schism of the Eastern Church.
2006-10-06 08:41:46 · answer #7 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You do know that we Catholics consider these Catholics of the Greek Rite?
2006-10-06 08:27:00 · answer #8 · answered by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I grew up Roman Catholic and I was active in The Orthodox Church in South East Alabama and I strongly believe both Churches should re-unite again because they are both legitimate Churches. Maybe if they re-unite, other Christian Communities will do likewise. I hope the Anglican-Episcopal Church should do the same. Christians need to be united.
2014-05-25 20:18:26 · answer #9 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All religions must eventually unite , but don't hold your breath.
2006-10-06 08:25:31 · answer #10 · answered by samssculptures 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋