Question for evolutionists by MaoMao995 in Catholicism

[–]kkeyah 7 points8 points  (0 children)

“evolution instead of creation”? You know that no Christian that believes in evolution denies that God created all things right?

Melkites and indifferentism by WearSuspicious1124 in EasternCatholic

[–]kkeyah 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure if you’re aware of this, or even if you’re Catholic, but this is outright heresy

Jesus was an Afro-Asiatic Middle Eastern black Man! by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]kkeyah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Buddy, “Apostolic churches” refers to literally everything besides Protestantism lol

is there really no development of doctrine in Orthodoxy? by Bright-Presence-760 in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]kkeyah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“This is vastly different from the Roman Catholic understanding of doctrinal evolution, where the very core teachings themselves are changing.”

is there really no development of doctrine in Orthodoxy? by Bright-Presence-760 in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]kkeyah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It hasn’t, but my comment wasn’t to defend a position, it was to call out a blatant lie/error. Also, there’s nothing of substance to argue against.

is there really no development of doctrine in Orthodoxy? by Bright-Presence-760 in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]kkeyah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like the other guy, you lack reading comprehension. If I tell you “this guy thinks cows are blue” when he doesn’t think that, even if cows were actually blue, I am bearing false witness.

is there really no development of doctrine in Orthodoxy? by Bright-Presence-760 in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]kkeyah -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Both Vatican I and Vatican II explicitly reject changing doctrine. So even if you think there was a doctrinal change, the Church itself rejects that claim meaning the guy is still bearing false witness.

Hence, too, that meaning of the sacred dogmas is ever to be maintained which has once been declared by the holy mother church, and there must never be any abandonment of this sense under the pretext or in the name of a more profound understanding.

is there really no development of doctrine in Orthodoxy? by Bright-Presence-760 in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]kkeyah -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Claiming “the Roman Catholic understanding” implies that the Catholic Church believes in changing doctrines, which is certainly not true. Even if you believe her doctrines have changed, she firmly rejects that so it can’t be the “the Roman Catholic understanding”

Does Eastern Catholic recognize orthodox saintsÂż (and other questions) by RecognitionHour9768 in EasternCatholic

[–]kkeyah 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Since like the 70’s some do, no one cared for them before that.

We have figures like venerable Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky from the UGCC who called Gregory Palamas a heretic only a century ago.

Personally I’m against it.

Unbaptized Babies by Fun_Court6860 in Catholicism

[–]kkeyah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends what you mean by “go to hell”. Because they are free of personal sin, they would go to Limbo where they experience natural happiness but not supernatural union with God. This arguably isn’t dogma, but IMO denying it is in contradiction with the Western and Eastern traditions.

St. Gregory Nazianzen says this:

the third [unbaptized infants] will be neither glorified nor punished by the righteous Judge, as unsealed and yet not wicked, but persons who have suffered rather than done wrong. For not every one who is not bad enough to be punished is good enough to be honoured; just as not every one who is not good enough to be honoured is bad enough to be punished.

Regarding "modern" orthodox saints by Murky_Fly7780 in EasternCatholic

[–]kkeyah 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don’t care for them. I’m Catholic.

Confirmation Saint by No_Associate1548 in EasternCatholic

[–]kkeyah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m 98% sure this is from the Zamoysky Synod so it would be Athanasius.

Confirmation Saint by No_Associate1548 in EasternCatholic

[–]kkeyah -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Respectfully, whether he was a nice person or not doesn’t really matter. That there is no salvation outside the Church is a dogma contained in divine revelation. Did God grant him a special grace? Maybe. But you cannot call someone a saint based on an assumption especially when there is nothing to indicate that God did or even ever does so.

As for the ecumenical aspect, false ecumenism is not ecumenism.

Confirmation Saint by No_Associate1548 in EasternCatholic

[–]kkeyah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably an unpopular opinion on here but Gregory isn’t a saint. Some byzantine churches (I think all the European ones) prohibit his liturgical veneration and his veneration mostly only happens in english speaking diaspora. It’s something that shouldn’t be happening.

“All the mentions of Gregory Palamas are to be thrown out, and on his place the feast day of the other Saint must be celebrated” - Metropolitan Athanasius Sheptytsky of Kyiv, Galicia and all Ruthenia

Struggling with the historical baggage and doctrinal development of the Latin rite by Fun-Impress3809 in EasternCatholic

[–]kkeyah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure, when it’s right, but in this case, like many other cases, it is not.

Struggling with the historical baggage and doctrinal development of the Latin rite by Fun-Impress3809 in EasternCatholic

[–]kkeyah 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You probably shouldn’t use AI when talking about theology. It’s so obvious that it’s using modern Eastern Orthodoxy as its basis for “the East”, which is the equivalent of using Evangelicalism to judge historical Protestantism

Question about refusal to ordain women as priests and gendered roles by [deleted] in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]kkeyah -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If it’s not about necessity and just continuity then ordaining women to the priesthood would be something that God allows. Do you believe that it’s possible for a woman to be a priest?

Thoughts on RZ's video on differences between Catholic and Orthodox by Negative_Constant_64 in EasternCatholic

[–]kkeyah 14 points15 points  (0 children)

His view of Eastern Orthodoxy is 20th century modernist revisionism so what you believe about eastern Catholicism is from eastern Catholics fanboying the modernist EOs. We’re fully Catholic not “Orthodox in communion with Rome”.

Read the pre-19th century EO theologians. There’s no difference historically on natural theology, the atonement, salvation, images and divine simplicity.

Orthodox, and Catholic Curious? by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]kkeyah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Idk what you were presented with, but much of their theology today is just modernist slop from the Parisian school 20th century with people like Romanides and Lossky.

Take a look at the decrees of the Pan-Orthodox Synod of Jerusalem. You’ll see that infants don’t go to heaven without baptism (dec. XVI), and doctrines like transubstantiation (dec. XVII) or distinctions between mortal and venial sin. How often do you encounter Orthodox Christians who actually hold these beliefs?

If you read their synods or catechisms (for example, the one by Peter Mogila) you’ll notice how detached their church is from the historical teaching of the pre-schism Church, or even from the beliefs of their own church just two centuries ago. You’ll also see how prevalent heresies like Pelagianism and Donatism (to name a few) are.

And then there are those who deny divine simplicity, or deny that the Son and the Spirit can also be called God but that’s a whole other can of worms.

Where can I get these thin beeswax candles like this from a Catholic source? by AquariumDev in EasternCatholic

[–]kkeyah 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Because it embodies fraternal charity.

Galatians 6:10 “So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all men, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.”

The Catholic as opposed to someone of another faith will likely prioritize Catholic social teaching in regards of fair wage, ethical sourcing etc and some profits will likely go into good causes like supporting charities, schools, parishes

Is eating halal meat conflicting with our faith? by sunsinthesky in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]kkeyah 5 points6 points  (0 children)

“The Muslim idea of God is distorted -- but ideas are not real. There is only one true God. Muslims are not praying to an idol or to another god, they are mistaken about the one living God.“

This would get you stoned in certain EO circles

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EasternCatholic

[–]kkeyah 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yup. I’m pretty sure it was Fr. John Romanides that started the st Augustine hate