Among all the Christian churches in th world today, Catholic and Orthodox are the closest to each other when it comes to theology, traditions and even hierarchical structure. They recite the same Creed, they celebrate same seven sacraments (or mysteries), their hierarchy consist from Bishops, priests and deacons. Although more then one thousand years […]

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The mixed results of the ecumenical dialogue since the Second Vatican Council have made it clear that the primacy of the Bishop of Rome remains the single most serious obstacle on the path of ecumenism.
In his landmark 1995 encyclical Ut unum sint, Pope John Paul II reiterated the constant teaching that the Catholic Church […]

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