what do i have to do to convert to the eastern orthodox church?

Question

am a catholic

Answer 1

Generally Orthodox churches recognize Catholic baptisms as valid, so they receive converts by giving them the sacrament of confirmation -- in the Orthodox terminology, it's called "chrismation".

Still, I must say, speaking as a Catholic, that it would be a mistake to leave the Catholic Church. All the good and holy things in the Orthodox churches are also to be found in the Catholic Church; there isn't anything to be gained by breaking away from unity with Pope Benedict.

Answer 2

Look up the nearest Orthodox Church on Yahoo Yellow Pages, caqll the priest, and ask him what to do. In conservative congregations, you can expect up to six months of catechism before conversion.

When you call the priest, ask him if he is in full communion with the Patriarch of Constantinople. If he says "no," then they are not Eastern Orthodox. (Although you can still go there if you like.)

And don't worry about the Roman Catholics. Canonically speaking, the Roman Catholic Church renounced the decisions of the eight ecumenical synod in 936 AD, and accepted the authority of a council that had already been declared heretical. No offense to Roman Catholics - that's just a fact.

Answer 3

rEAD THIS FIRST;;:---
- Is there to be a visible "head" of the Church here on earth? Well, as I established under the heading of "Organization," not all believers are to have the same authority or equality within the Church. Did the Apostles have the exact same authority amongst themselves. No, they did not. For it was St. Peter alone that was the "rock" upon which Christ established His Church (Matthew 16:18). And it was St. Peter alone that was given the task of "feeding" Christ's sheep (John 21:15-17 ). Scripture clearly points out St. Peter as Christ's representative on earth. Christ did not ask the other Eleven to feed and tend His sheep. If you read The Acts Of The Apostles, it is clear that St. Peter leads the Apostles. Therefore, since the Apostles are to be replaced as they die (Acts 1:20-26), then it follows that whoever succeed(s) St. Peter is leader of the Church. There is only to be one shepherd of the Church (John 10:16). For the Apostles did not argue amongst themselves whether there was a "greatest" at all, but who amongst them was the greatest (Mark 9:34; Luke 9:46).

Answer 4

Google on Antiochan Orthodox Church. They are close to the original Christianity - closer to the original than the Roman church is, and founded by Peter before he went to Rome. Their site lists where you can find Antiochan Orthodox churches.

Answer 5

Just start making the sign of the cross backwards.

Answer 6

All you need to do is to eat a Gyros sandwich with extra tomatos and onions. Don't forget the Tziki sauce!