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Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity

comradebillyboy

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1. It amazes me that the Orthodox Patriarch

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Sat Jan 5, 2019, 10:26 AM

Jan 2019

is still in Istanbul. In fact the Turks conquered Constantinople in the 15th century but the Orthodox patriarch never moved. So the head of orthodox Christianity resides in a nation where about 97% of the population is Muslim.

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It amazes me that the Orthodox Patriarch comradebillyboy Jan 2019 #1

And? sprinkleeninow Jan 2019 #3

Thanks for your post contribution. sprinkleeninow Jan 2019 #2

One rarely see news about the Orthodox church so it is comradebillyboy Jan 2019 #4

When one is 'chrismated'/baptized in the Faith, one may communicate at an Orthodox sprinkleeninow Jan 2019 #5

There may have been consideration from time to time regarding a relocation of the Ecumenical sprinkleeninow Jan 2019 #6

Hoo boy, it's one of those Saturdays here in our household! sprinkleeninow Jan 2019 #7