Message from @Flavius Stilicho
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Catholics? Russians? Are you stupid or gay?
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As the token orthodox, I agree.
Russians are orthodox
It’s beyond stupid to suggest Russia was ever Romist.
I told him they are orthodox because of Romans
What about Greek Catholics
Well the eastern romans
Not Romans, Byzantines.
wait really, am not really that up on Russia
The only time they were ever “Roman” was before 1054 when the east and west weren’t in a state of schism
are they just orthodox in denial
Don't make that mistake ever again!
Byzantines are Romans
@yordanyordanov same thing
Literally the same thing
Byzantines ain't Romans.
I saw eastern Roman because I can’t remember how the fuck to spell Byzantines
The Eastern Empire is legitimately Roman
They considered themselves romans
Though didn’t they speak Greek?
They lived as Romans people of the time called them Romans they are Romans
Also according to Orthodox canon law the Roman Emperor has to be Orthodox and control the de jure capital or he isn’t valid. Which means the Ottoman Empire was not valid and Third Rome technically also could not be
However
I heard something about them speaking Greek
If Putin were to get in a war with Turkey and take Constantinople
That makes Putin the Roman Emperor
@Snake Greek was a common language in the Roman Empire even at its height
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Ah ok
Vladimirus Putinus I
They were Greek people!
I thought Russia considered itself already to be the “third Rome”
Not Romans!
Which is a little funny
Most of eastern half was inhabited by Greek speakers
It’s not a legally valid claim to be the Roman successor state
They had a Roman princess. Big whup