Loved the ironic pause at 4:52! Whatever could it imply? BTW - Eastern Catholics aren’t Orthodox; they’re Catholic. Not all Catholics are “Roman” Catholic. The history is a bit complicated, but at the time of the Great Schism (11th century), some Eastern churches remained in union with Rome. Hence, Roman (Western-rite) and Eastern-rite Catholics can receive Communion in each other’s churches, but Catholic and Orthodox may not. I myself am Roman Catholic and have received Communion in a Byzantine Catholic Church; however, in the Russian Orthodox Church, of which one of my best friends is a priest, I may not. (I myself didn’t even know of the existence of Eastern-rite Catholic churches until I was in my mid-30s and met a college student who told me he was a Maronite. “Mennonite?” I asked. “Maronite,” he said and proceeded to explain.) And yes, a married man can become an Eastern-rite priest, which is not the case in the Roman rite.
Loved the ironic pause at 4:52! Whatever could it imply?
BTW - Eastern Catholics aren’t Orthodox; they’re Catholic. Not all Catholics are “Roman” Catholic. The history is a bit complicated, but at the time of the Great Schism (11th century), some Eastern churches remained in union with Rome. Hence, Roman (Western-rite) and Eastern-rite Catholics can receive Communion in each other’s churches, but Catholic and Orthodox may not. I myself am Roman Catholic and have received Communion in a Byzantine Catholic Church; however, in the Russian Orthodox Church, of which one of my best friends is a priest, I may not. (I myself didn’t even know of the existence of Eastern-rite Catholic churches until I was in my mid-30s and met a college student who told me he was a Maronite. “Mennonite?” I asked. “Maronite,” he said and proceeded to explain.) And yes, a married man can become an Eastern-rite priest, which is not the case in the Roman rite.
Thanks. I hope that's clearer to everybody now. Gives you an idea how confusing this book is for non-Catholics.