musturde Posted June 16, 2009 Posted June 16, 2009 (edited) [quote name='Nihil Obstat' post='1893195' date='Jun 16 2009, 02:04 PM']I think we're like the family where the in-laws hate each other. [/quote] No the in-laws are fine. They just don't eat together. Edited June 16, 2009 by musturde
Apotheoun Posted August 10, 2013 Posted August 10, 2013 A couple of interesting pictures of Cardinal Bergoglio (a.k.a., Pope Francis) concelebrating the Divine Liturgy: He did mix and match vestments, which is not supposed to be done, but cool pictures none-the-less.
Anastasia13 Posted August 10, 2013 Posted August 10, 2013 A couple of interesting pictures of Cardinal Bergoglio (a.k.a., Pope Francis) concelebrating the Divine Liturgy: He did mix and match vestments, which is not supposed to be done, but cool pictures none-the-less. Why not?
Apotheoun Posted August 10, 2013 Posted August 10, 2013 (edited) Why not? I think the Roman Church has basically forbidden the blending of vestments in order to protect the Eastern Catholic Churches, which - as a percentage of Catholics - remain very small. The danger is that blending the vestments (and other indifferentist liturgical practices) will dilute the Eastern Catholic Churches and bring about their rapid Latinization. I should add that when my Eastern Orthodox friends looked at the pictures they came away more opposed than ever to any kind of ecumenical rapprochement between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Churches. I have even noticed a shift against Pope Francis in posts at OC.net (one of the largest Orthodox internet fora). Right after he was elected Pope he was rather popular, but many posts reflect a growing disillusionment with him among Orthodox Christians. Edited August 10, 2013 by Apotheoun
Apotheoun Posted August 10, 2013 Posted August 10, 2013 The Ukrainian Catholic bishop also doesn't have a beard, which is rather disappointing. :unsure:
Anastasia13 Posted August 10, 2013 Posted August 10, 2013 What do you think has led to the disillusionment among Orthodox Christians, and can the Catholic Church do anything to change that now?
Apotheoun Posted August 10, 2013 Posted August 10, 2013 What do you think has led to the disillusionment among Orthodox Christians, and can the Catholic Church do anything to change that now? Orthodox Christians tend to be very focused upon the liturgy, and some are beginning to think that Pope Francis' liturgical style is very Protestant.
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