This is a simple question: When is the latest time that these two Churches could achieve full reunification. Not merely a partial unification like with the Byzantine Catholic church, but a fairly universally acknowledged unification.
This is a simple question: When is the latest time that these two Churches could achieve full reunification. Not merely a partial unification like with the Byzantine Catholic church, but a fairly universally acknowledged unification.
The ecclesiological issues they have problems with (mainly Papal supremacy) can be overcome.
Many Orthodox theologians consider the Filioque issue to be just a symptom of the greater problem of the Papacy. If the issue of Universal Jurisdiction is resolved either way, the the issue of the Filioque will be resolved by default.The Orthodox have the previously mentioned ecclesiological issues on top of many theological issues with the Catholic Church. Most notably is the Filioque
Um, I can't think of any Catholic theologian who would agree with that last part. It's rather difficult to square that with the Athanasian Creed.which deals with the relationship of the Trinity. Basically (very basically) Catholics believe the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are all equal and the same. [emphasis mine]
Um, not really. They believe that the person of the Spirit proceeds from the Father alone. The power of the Spirit is innately his own as he is God himself.Orthodox believe the power of the Holy Spirit comes just from the Father, not the Son.
My guess is that it would have to be before the Venetians hijacked the Fourth Crusade. Many Greek Orthodox in particular have never forgiven the Latins for it.