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"Quod ubique, quod semper, quod ab omnibus creditum est” - That Faith which has been believed everywhere, always, by all. ~ St. Vincent de Paul
Here's a basic comparison of three historic expressions of Christianity. Readers are invited to comment on facts related to areas of their own faith tradition.
Eastern
Orthodox
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Roman
Catholic
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Anglican
|
|
Trinity
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Papacy
|
No
Bishop at Rome holds primacy of honor when Orthodox |
Yes
Bishop at Rome holds supremacy of jurisdiction over all other bishops and churches |
No
|
Contraception
|
Yes
Abortifacient
methods unacceptable. Other methods
may be used in accordance with spiritual counsel.
|
No
Grave mortal sin |
Yes
Lambeth
Conference stated that decisions about the number and spacing of children is
laid by God upon the consciences of the parents. Some Anglo-Catholics disagree, however.
|
Divorce
|
Yes
Falls short of the Christian ideal, but is sometimes a tragic necessity |
No
Marriage
between two baptized Christians is indissoluble
|
Yes
Falls
short of the Christian ideal, but is sometimes a tragic necessity
|
Purgatory
|
No
An
Intermediate State is recognized, but it is not a place of cleansing.
|
Yes
|
No
An Intermediate State is recognized by some. |
Apostolic
Succession Necessary?
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Deuterocanonical
Books
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
With Jerome’s stipulation: Useful as models of faith and conduct, but should not be used to establish doctrine. |
Clerical
Celibacy
|
No
Priests and deacons may marry prior to ordination, but not after. Bishops must be celibate. |
Yes
|
No
Deacons, priests, and bishops may marry. |
Real
Presence
|
Yes
Affirm the Real Presence. Reject the word “transubstantiation”. Regard the nature of the Real Presence as a Holy Mystery. |
Yes
Affirm
Transubstantiation.
|
Yes
Views
range from transubstantiation to A focus on the statement from the 39
articles of faith that “the body of Christ is given, taken, and eaten in the Supper,
only after an heavenly and spiritual manner.”
|
Communion
in Both Kinds (Bread and Wine received).
|
Yes
|
Not
traditionally
|
Yes
|
Filoque
(Holy Spirit proceed from both the Father and the Son
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Assumption
of Mary
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Anglo-Catholics
only
|
Immaculate
Conception
|
No
Orthodox do not believe that sin is transmitted from one generation to another. Hence, there was no need for Immaculate Conception. |
Yes
|
Anglo-Catholics
only
|
interesting camparisons. thanks for clarifying. Most non-TLM RC parishes, the Eucharist is received in both forms. Also, unfortunately in the US there are many annulments given.
ReplyDeleteColor me a very jealous Catholic, E. It used to be true that us non-TLM parishes received under both species, but that ended round-about the time all those changes came to pass in Nov. 2011.
DeleteAccording to Fr. Z (of WDTPRS), it's actually frowned upon since the chance for liturgical abuse is greater. Both species are reserved for special feast days or significant events (weddings, 1st Communion, etc). However, there are allowances that enable some pastors offer both species.
Thus me being a very jealous Catholic. It seems you've found yourself in the very fortunate situation of belonging to a parish in which your pastor offers both!
However, the general rule is now that the Eucharist be distributed under one species with exceptions like those I mentioned above.
I wish our parish still offered under both species. I kick myself, now, realizing what a fool I was to take the Blood of Christ for granted when I was younger. We Catholics still believe that the Blood of Christ is fully present in the Consecrated Host, but it's a special reverence to be able to partake of the chalice of Salvation, ya know?