www.byzcath.org Forums News & Events Church News Fr. Constantin Simon, SJ, vice-rector of POI, joins ROC

That is an interesting point -- the Pontifical Institute of Oriental Studies is an Institute. In my experience as an academic, Institutes do not have their own faculty, they borrow/leverage faculty from the colleges, schools, departments, universities, etc that establish and maintain the institute. Does anyone know if it is free standing entity? Given that you can't donate directly to the Institute (you really make a donation to the Gregorian, which is earmarked for the Pontifical Institute of Oriental Studies), it might not be. The real question then might be, will Fr. Constantin keep his position at whatever entity loans him to the Pontifical Institute of Oriental Studies (and as a side note that entity might be the Society of Jesus).Justin

I suppose it is because ECs are supposed to believe everything the Oriental or Eastern Orthodox believe...

Canon 598 – § 1. Those things are to be believed by divine and catholic faith which are contained in the word of God as it has been written or handed down by tradition, that is, in the single deposit of faith entrusted to the Church, and which are at the same time proposed as divinely revealed either by the solemn Magisterium of the Church, or by its ordinary and universal Magisterium, which in fact is manifested by the common adherence of Christ’s faithful under the guidance of the sacred Magisterium. All Christian faithful are therefore bound to avoid any contrary doctrines.

§ 2. Furthermore, each and everything set forth definitively by the Magisterium of the Church regarding teaching on faith and morals must be firmly accepted and held; namely, those things required for the holy keeping and faithful exposition of the deposit of faith; therefore, anyone who rejects propositions which are to be held definitively sets himself against the teaching of the Catholic Church.

That is incorrect. Pope Saint John Paul II made that clear in Ad Tuendam Fidem , which added new canons to the Code of Canons of Eastern Churches:

Re the highlighted portion, I'd prefer to say "are supposed to" rather than the strict "are obliged to" (not to split hairs). Regardless I think what you saying greatly needs to be said, especially because many Latin (or CAF) Catholics seem to view ECism as a kind of ghetto.

Dear Griego,

Your quote is far too general for particular application here.

Given the ecumenical talks and growth of the EC Churches in their legitimate theological, canonical and spiritual traditions and what is understood about what unites the Roman and Orthodox communions in terms of faith - EC's indeed accept everything that the Orthodox East accepts and are every bit as Catholic.

We can go over a number of points, such as the Immaculate Conception, and how this reflects a decidedly Latin Church perspective.

But in pith and Substance, while the East rejects the IC, it has NEVER held that the Mother of God the Word ever had any sin on her soul. The Orthodox East also has a different understanding of Original Sin as well.

But there are threads galore here that have discussed this and other issues to death.

Suffice it to say that your quote does not prove what you want it to prove.

Alex

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Furthermore, not all Jesuits priests make this vow. There are two categories of Jesuit priests those that make this fourth vow and those that make the ordinary vows of any religious (called "spirtual coadjutors.")

I don't subscribe to the Zoghby initiative myself

Also, the leadership is drawn exclusively from those taking the fourth vow. I would assume that a university vice-chancellor would be from that group, but . . .

It seems very odd that we would quibble here over what does or doesn't constitute schism. I would expect that when a man makes a conscious public choice to leave one and join another, we could just take him at his word.

Very good post, Peter!!

Alex