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Which denominations consider it commendable to pursue a profound mystical connection with God?
Commendable to Attain a Profound Mystical Connection It may be safe to say that The Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant branches of Christianity all respect the desire of their members who wish to have ...
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Which denominations consider it commendable to pursue a profound mystical connection with God?
Which denominations consider it commendable to pursue a profound mystical connection with God?
The three major denominations of Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy all encourage a ...
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Is the bread really Jesus body - Transubstantiation?
OP: Is the bread really Jesus' body?
The Septuagint version explains it this way.
But I as an innocent lamb led to the slaughter, knew not: against me they devised an evil device, saying, Come and ...
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Mudras in Orthodox icons?
First and foremost, it is not fair to call the arrangement of fingers in the hands of Christ and the Saints as depicted in icons as “mudras”. The Sanskrit word mudra literally means sign. For that ...
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Mudras in Orthodox icons?
Mudras in Orthodox icons?
Hand gestures in icons or other Christian forms of art are employed by various artists to convey some sort of religious meaning or symbolism.
Both Western and Eastern ...
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St. Anselm in Eastern Orthodoxy
Like other western holy people who lived after the Great Schism of 1044, Anslem is not recognized as a saint by the Orthodox Church.
Once the Schism occurred the door was basically closed for new ...
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How did the Catholic Church choose which Sacred Tradition is infallible?
The answer turns on one's definition of apostolic succession (AS).
If one thinks AS merely means a "blood line" of bishops back to an apostle, then it doesn't matter what one teaches. ...
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How did the Catholic Church choose which Sacred Tradition is infallible?
How did the Catholic Church choose which Sacred Tradition is infallible?
Sacred Tradition stems from Apostolic origin and thus all Sacred Traditions are infallible. That is why the term Sacred ...
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Can There Be valid Apostolic Succession in multiple Churches?
Can There Be valid Apostolic Succession in multiple Churches?
The short answer is yes.
Apostolic Succession has been maintained in some Christian denominations such as within the Catholic Church, ...
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Can There Be valid Apostolic Succession in multiple Churches?
It appears there is some confusion about what "apostolic succession" actually means.
According to the 1907 Catholic Encyclopedia article Apostolic Succession, Rome alone has apostolic ...
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Can There Be valid Apostolic Succession in multiple Churches?
Apostolic succession depends upon the validity of episcopal consecration.
Anglicans do not have valid Orders, as Pope Leo XIII affirmed in his 1896 encyclical Apostolicæ Curæ, so neither do they have ...
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What are distinctive features of Eastern Orthodox spirituality?
What are distinctive features of Eastern Orthodox spirituality?
Thinking about this question, one would think it is quite broad, but if we think about it in terms as being distinctive that seems like ...
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