So is the seperate strands of christianity submiting to the pope? I read that today in the news?

Question

I think it was the times or the daily telegraph

well i read it in the newspapper but actually maybe it was just the orthodox church that had done it in order to resolve some kind of dispute that is 950 years old.

RE: Actually i am not trying to be informative i am asking a question! It is your answer that isn't very informative!

Answer 1

I hear the moon is made of cheese :-)

Answer 2

Several Christian denominations have entered into discussions with the Roman Catholic Church regarding ways of dealing with their differences, and perhaps one of the biggest differences is the authority of the Bishop of Rome (the Pope) over other Bishops and over Christians worldwide.

These arguments aren't new. Paul had disagreements with Peter over this issue, and we still haven't entirely solved them.

Several denominations have accepted the Pope as the successor to Peter, and the titular head of the Christian Church worldwide.

Some of these see his role as being "first among equals", and believe that his opinions should be respected and carefully considered, but do not think that he speaks with the authority of God.

And in reality, most Christian denominations hold that the Pope is an important and respected Christian leader, even if we find ourselves in disagreement with some of his teachings.

Considering that Jesus didn't seem to have much use for the traditional hierarchical model of leadership, none of this seems either surprising or even undesirable.

Answer 3

Only some strands of Christianity follow the Pope.

Actually there are over 20 different Catholic Churches that make up the worldwide Catholic Church.

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:
+ 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.htm

In addition, 400,000 traditional Anglicans worldwide have asked to be admitted into the Catholic Church: http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0706103.htm

With love in Christ.

Answer 4

i'm a christian and i would never submit to a pope or any other human being who felt themselves above other people spiritually

Answer 5

You're not very informative, pay more to detail

Answer 6

no way no how...esp. after the catholic manefesto put out
today on politics and the church...

Answer 7

i seriously doubt it. got a source?

Answer 8

not a chance.

Answer 9

they can forget that...we have bishops dont need him

Answer 10

no way