[ArrogantBustard]

Believe me, I know that. But when it comes to demonstrating the history of The Church, we should all remember that, as +BXVI has pointed out, the Latin Church is a particular Church within The Church, one which, in a united Church would hold a place of primacy but not the only Church.

Depending on exactly what you mean by "place of primacy" I might very well agree with that.

[Kolokotronis]

" Depending on exactly what you mean by "place of primacy" I might very well agree with that."

That is precisely what our theologians are working on even today. Until that issue is resolved and we can agree on the proper function of the Petrine Office, we're going nowhere towards unity. On the Orthodox side, there is great hope that this issue will be resolved. It has to be. Without resolution, there can be no Ecumenical Council because the Pope must preside and all the particular churches must attend. Without an Ecumenical Council, there can be no resolution of the dogmatic issues which divide us. It really is that simple. As all of that is going on, we as lay people and lower clergy have to come to understand each other's beliefs better, as frankly I think we have been doing for two years at least here on FR.... We are a small group, but not one without influence or a voice.