wow that is super interesting

yeah, and the Pope is roman so the roman church will always have some degree of authority

imagine the church before the schism

every single christian was catholic

well

apart from heretics

I mean there's the case of seperation for middle eastern and greek rites

but most of that's geographical seperation

I mean ive observed from youtube an EO liturgy and didnt capture much of my attention however this is interesting knowledge

be careful on whether its EO or Eastern Catholic because they appear pretty much identical, same traditions etc

The Roman Rite will always be the church I love.

if you were planning to go an recieve sacraments that is

yeah, its very very difficult to switch rites also

I probably wouldnt, the people and canons have been very good to me at my parish

but thank you @Orrbit and @Deleted User 34578fb24a for that clearing up

ye

byz empire is fascinating but it's a disappointment how they ended up

whys that?

essentially as a debt-ridden wreck, living in the ruins of a city, and backstabbing each other, then sitting content like nothing's happened

oh lmao wow

Question

B r u h

Go on

If you miss a day of obligation in the Gregorian, can you "re-fulfill" it by going to a catholic church that uses the Julian?

My friend asked me this and I'm basically at a loss

That's a really hard question

Ye i told him to ask a priest

Its such a weird question as well

I would tell him that intent is crucial with all things. If he intended to fulfill it but something happened that stopped him then God understands.

However if he's trying to ditch God for mortal things and catch up afterwards I would say no

But I'm the least experienced person here in all likelyhood

Confession aint that bad.

^

If in doubt, confess.

I no longer go to work for Sundays

How to deal with atheists saying metaphysics is merely influence of the cultural background

@MawLr addie?

No someone else

idk maybe Chesterton says something about this but im not sure. Also debating Atheist is in my eyes pointless.

I honestly arrived to the conclusion that indeed they’re ignorant on purpose

praying for then is probably far better