Will the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church ever be reunited?

[retromike22]

Here's a list of differences.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_%E2%80%93_Roman_Catholic_theological_differences

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Related wiki page

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Catholic_Churches

[Spamage]

I could see a reunion between Rome and Constantinople, and perhaps other various Orthodox denominations within the next 70 years. That being said, the Russians and numerous other Orthodox denominations have been staunchly opposed and would likely refuse to join any union.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Doubtful, especially given the important cultural role of Orthodoxy in Greece/Russia/Serbia/Romania/etc.

[Mopsus]

I hope not. Its mysticism is what makes Eastern Christianity (including the Orthodox Church) superior to Western Christianity (including the Catholic Church), and giving in to Rome would almost certainly mean giving in to Romish metaphysics.

[they don't love you like i love you]

The Orthodox would never agree to submit to the Pope's authority so no.

[°Leprechaun]

Of course I brought up what I think is a very minor difference in my Easter thread.

Divisions between any two groups remind me of the old Star Trek episode where
the "superior" race was black on one side and white on the other.
The "oppressed" race was the exact opposite and yet basically the same.
White on the opposite side and black on the opposite side -from the other race.

In other words, why do people have to focus so much on their differences rather
than on their common ground?

It may be naive to hope for one united religion or even a reunification of these two religions,
but more unity "in spirit" is not only possible but seems to be happening more and more.

In so far as religions create conflict they are bad, in so far as they work together for the common good they are, obviously good.

Reason should be the ruling principle..
"Come let us reason together".

It is interesting that the Roman Catholic Church has remained united in the sense of no schisms in its history
(except, in so far as the East/West split and the Catholic/Protestant split are schisms of course) so, in
spite of internal divisions in remains one denomination; it is the Protestants who tend to split over the
tiniest and apparently insignificant nuances of doctrinal differences. The Catholics and Orthodox have so
much in common doctrinally speaking; of course I don't accept a lot of their beliefs (the Trinity and eternal damnation
being the big ones).

The paradox lies in the difference between "unity" and "harmony".

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Depends on what you mean by "reunited".  I don't see Rome ever giving up its claim to sovereignty over the church or all the orthodox churches ever agreeing to view Rome as being more than first among equals.  Not withstanding that I doubt that they'll ever reunite into a single church government, I think they'll be able enough to reunite in an ecumenical sense, tho they'll retain some differences in theological fine points.

[Landslide Lyndon]

No.

[H. Ross Peron]

Only if the RCC "reforms" to the extent it abandons the doctrine of papal supremacy.