Mr. Hash wrote:
Sola scriptura? Where did that come in? My question was where the *tradition* come from? I am acknowledging tradition - even in the *texts* that are non-canonical! I even noted Byzantine iconography on the subject, a subject not even in the canonical Bible!
My apologies then for mistunderstanding.
When you mention the *same belief of Catholics* are you referring to the generic Catholic in the same vein as Protestants refer to the invisible church? Neither exist.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I was working under the impression that both Catholic East and West held the same Catholic faith in common. Of course the "invisible church" doesn't exist; that's why we're all Catholic, no?
What exactly do you mean when you say, "why should Eastern Catholics have to deny their Catholicity just to please the dissidents."? Can I ask "why should Eastern Catholics deny their Eastern Christianity just to please Roman Catholics? Aren't Eastern Catholics as much *Catholic* as Roman Catholics? I thought the *universal* nature of the church didn't refer to *uniformity*. Did the definition change?
Absolutely. But ALL Catholics have to acknowledge the teaching authority of the pope. Or am I wrong again about this?
Does your Pope refer to the Eastern Orthodox as "heretics" and "dissidents" too? Can you show me where the Roman Catholic Church refers to their Eastern Orthodox cousins as such?
First off, I was simply quoting someone else on here. Second, it is my understanding from my ROCA/ROCOR friends that the Orthodox believe in the Assumption as well, though still refering to the feast as the Dormition. Or are they too wrong as about this?
