Crossing Faiths

87: 87: Eastern Orthodoxy

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Topics discussed in this conversation include:

  • Overview of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, including its history, different churches/denominations, leadership structure with various patriarchs.
  • They discuss the Great Schism between Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism in 1054.
  • Persecution of Orthodox Christians, especially under communist regimes in 20th century.
  • The situation with Orthodoxy in Ukraine, including the split between the Ukrainian Orthodox Church under Patriarch of Moscow and the new Orthodox Church of Ukraine backed by the Ecumenical Patriarch.
  • How decisions are made in Orthodoxy, which is more decentralized than the centralized Roman Catholic church under the Pope.
  • The role and authority of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
  • Challenges of reaching consensus among the different Orthodox churches and patriarchs.

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