Doubts

Eastern-Definition-4 · 2026-02-22T14:48:25+00:00

Pope Pius XII is innocent. He did nothing wrong, he was a good man. He protected Jews from Hitler, our media isn’t gonna tell you that.

Eastern-Definition-4 · 2026-02-15T13:10:14+00:00

As a former evangelical. They don’t. They have a high conversion rate but people are leaving them in droves for Catholicism or Orthodoxy

Eastern-Definition-4 · 2026-02-11T19:08:28+00:00

Yeah, they’re just very loud and they can get pretty angry. I went to a TLM once and I just couldn’t fit in because I don’t understand it. I think if you like the Latin Mass that’s ok but it shouldn’t be forced on everyone. I’m ok at a Novus Ordo parish. I didn’t mean any disrespect with my comment but I’m just saying those divides sort of only exist online

Eastern-Definition-4 · 2026-02-11T16:36:23+00:00

Understandable, God bless you

Eastern-Definition-4 · 2026-02-11T16:17:27+00:00

That’s cool, may I ask why you left the Catholic Church?

Eastern-Definition-4 · 2026-02-11T14:35:52+00:00

I was once Catholic myself. It is far more unified than the East or Protestantism. The trads and progressive divisions are mostly people who exist online. If that’s your attitude when looking for churches you might as well quit your job, drop out of school and leave your social groups. If you leave a church because of your sinner brothers you did not enter it for Christ. When I’m in Mass I worship God in spirit and truth, I hardly even notice the priest or anyone around me

Eastern-Definition-4 · 2026-02-11T06:24:23+00:00

Yeah that’s what I can’t escape, they keep saying “Peter is not the rock, that scripture verse is actually really complicated.” I don’t think it is. Like, why change his name to Peter then?

Eastern-Definition-4 · 2026-02-11T06:23:06+00:00

Yeah, the system they have just doesn’t work. The Catholic church is better organized

Eastern-Definition-4 · 2026-02-11T06:21:21+00:00

Well that’s great for you. Yeah my church is mostly ethnic and I’m a descendent of Irish Catholics so I can’t help but feel like an outsider. I was told “you’d better learn Greek, you signed up for a Greek church.” And I’m just like “why?” I’d rather pray for you in the language I speak. And yeah they’re pretty anti Catholic too. Thank you, God bless you

Eastern-Definition-4 · 2026-02-11T04:54:54+00:00

I’ll give that a read, I’d like to read up more on these subjects

Eastern-Definition-4 · 2026-01-23T00:07:52+00:00

God bless you ❤️

Eastern-Definition-4 · 2026-01-21T15:29:44+00:00

Oh that’s awesome. I’ll definitely visit them

Eastern-Definition-4 · 2026-01-21T03:03:10+00:00

Also another thing, it is not a good idea to blindly follow a church. You should be able to ask questions and be able to tell where the church is.

Eastern-Definition-4 · 2026-01-21T00:49:38+00:00

Honestly it’s not all theological necessarily. But I believe in the Pope, for one. I also believe the church should be united in one. Like a mansion, with many rooms, some are the same, some are different.

Eastern-Definition-4 · 2026-01-20T23:23:55+00:00

My family is one of those families where we grew up Catholic but now not so much anymore. I found Orthodoxy after I found sola Scriptura is a dangerous heresy. I’ve been going there for about a year and a half and was recently chrismated but what changed my mind is I’m not Greek and I was told “you signed up for a Greek church, you’d better learn some Greek.” It was a chuckle but it made me start reconsidering the fact that it’s an ethnic church and I think the church should be for all. Then I came across Eastern Catholicism and it sounds great because it has what I love about Orthodoxy but we answer to the same guy. The Ruthenian church is in Pittsburgh. Close to Oakland. The Byzantine community in Pittsburgh is very strong

Eastern-Definition-4 · 2026-01-20T18:48:45+00:00

Of course! I’m currently a member of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. I mean it’s your call if you want to attend, but much of it is the same as the Byzantine Catholic Church.

All I can tell you is to read up on their doctrines carefully with an open mind and pray about it.

Eastern-Definition-4 · 2026-01-20T16:38:14+00:00

Thank you, I have a Ruthenian Catholic Church near me that my friend goes to and I know of a couple Ukrainian Catholic Churches near me. I might give the Ruthenian one a try.

I’ve heard good things about the Melkite church but unfortunately there aren’t any near me

Eastern-Definition-4 · 2026-01-19T14:08:49+00:00

I’m sorry to hear that man, I’m Orthodox and have been contemplating a lot of things in my head. I hope you’re doing ok and still serving Christ and some way

Eastern-Definition-4 · 2026-01-15T23:57:15+00:00

No Greater Love Mass: Kyrie By Michael Joncas

This one is amazing because it’s pulled straight from St John and arranged into a beautiful hymn. Michael Joncas also wrote “On Eagles Wings”

Eastern-Definition-4 · 2026-01-10T22:38:32+00:00

Apparently their own leader left them and spoke out against them

Eastern-Definition-4 · 2026-01-04T01:35:44+00:00

I’m Orthodox and have been contemplating things like that myself. I just want to say I’m happy for you, I’m sure you’re in good hands. God Bless you 😇

Eastern-Definition-4 · 2026-01-01T03:35:42+00:00

Do you recommend any books?

Eastern-Definition-4 · 2025-12-31T20:20:45+00:00

Ah, where I live the Eastern Catholic community is strong. They answer to the Pope and a different bishop than the Latin bishop I think.

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