How do the beliefs of Latin Rite Catholics differ from the rest of the Roman Cathlolic Church?

Answer 1

The beliefs of the different Catholics rites are the same. The liturgical traditions (rites) differ a bit.

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:
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.htm

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

They do not, only the liturgy and some of the practices are different.

Summer B,

There was a time before Vatican II that Catholics could go anywhere in the world and understand the Mass. Now the Mass being in the vernacular language excludes from understanding anyone who does not speak that language. The decision to have Mass in the vernacular language has created a kind of tower of Babel in which the eternal sacrifice of our Lord cannot be understood by all. Latin Rite does not necessarily refer to the language of the Mass but instead to those of the Western Church in communion with the Vatican.

In Christ
Fr. Joseph

Answer 3

Drew, the Latin Rite is not a body of belief; it is a body of liturgy and practice--in fact, the very liturgy and practice from which our own Lutheran tradition is derived.

The Latin Rite differs from the Eastern rites in such areas as the format and wording of the liturgy, church architecture and its symbolic significance, and various non-doctrinal policies--most famously, marriage of priests. These things should not be mistaken for differences of belief; they are a consequence of differing cultural traditions only.

Answer 4

Fr. Joseph and busybee2 gave excellent answers. Their beliefs are exactly the same, but some practices differ. I understand that some of the Eastern Rite allow married men to enter seminary, and be ordained as Deacons and Priests. I do not believe that they may marry after ordination. Also I understand that some also use the EO wording of the Nicene Creed, but they adhere to the Western teaching that the Holy Spirit does indeed proceed from the Father and The Son, as we Lutherans do.

If you are picking answers, both Fr. Joseph and busybee2 would be good choices, I haven't decided which one of them I'm voting for.

Your friend in Christ,

Mark

Answer 5

Latin Rite refers to the Western part of the Catholic Church.which usually follows the Roman Rites and is referred to as Roman Catholic. Both Latin and Eastern Rite Churches (NOT the same thing as Orthodox Church) recognize the Bishop of Rome, more commonly referred to as *POPE* as the supreme church authority.

there are no difference in beliefs of Eastern and Latin Rite churches...there are diffrences between the liturgical rites used (roman, maronite, byzantine, armenian, chaldean, coptic) and when sacrements are administered (eastern: eucharist admistered after baptism, roman: eucharist following 1st communion around age 7).

If you are interested in more indepth info try this site: http://www.holycatholicchurch.net/Rites.htm

Answer 6

I think one of the best places that I know that present the faith in an understandable way is EWTN. Just look under the Faith heading and get started. Under the Catholic Q&A you will find a search engine to many questions people have asked, or simply ask your own. They also have a tv channel on cable that you might have access to. God bless!

Answer 7

They believe that church services should only be giving in Latin, not in the native language of the people attending the church.

Answer 8

More pilgrimages to see the 'virgin de Guadalupe' than from over seas.

Answer 9

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