[CS-FSLUG] NI (TD): Russian Orthodox bishop appeals for Catholic-Orthodox alliance

[Fred A. Miller]

On Wednesday 05 October 2005 1:06 am, Timothy Butler wrote:

[snip]

>      Well, clearly, submitting it the Pope is not a requirement,
> given recent Catholic agreements with the Anglicans and Orthodox. For
> example, the Anglican Communion and the Catholic church agreed on the
> substance of the Mass a few years back. IIRC, it is now permissible
> for a Catholic to participate in an Anglican service. Likewise I
> believe with the Eastern Orthodox, unless I am mistaken.

No, that is correct. In fact, an Orthodox Priest who is a chaplain, for 
example, can give last rights to a catholic in the hospital.

>      The post Vatican II view of salvation is decidedly less strict
> than extra eccesiam nulla salus, if the church is defined as the
> Roman Catholic Church. Even earlier, then Americanization movement
> lead by the triumvirate Gibbons, Ireland and Keane.

Maybe there needs to be some official position issued by the Vatican.

Fred

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