Why are orthodox christians so anti-Pope?

[Bereta_Eder]

what's a C E catholic?

foreign economy/business
and occasionally international politics.

[TCO]

Christmas and Easter.


So how come you don't come talk to the macro weenies in the Saras started thread?

[Bereta_Eder]

Oh I see I'm a C and E orthodox as well


I'm here at Apolyton to be a jerk not to be serious.

[TCO]

Originally posted by paiktis22
Oh I see I'm a C and E orthodox as well


I'm here at Apolyton to be a jerk not to be serious.

It's fun sometimes to have a serious discussion. With Sten about bond trading or with KittyHorse about physics or with MTG about infantry tactics.

[Bereta_Eder]

Of course it's interesting. I just don't think that Apolyton is the place for it.

[VetLegion]

you are ok you silly greek

you just have a little distorted point of view.

[Bereta_Eder]

i'm just trolling vetlegion dont believe everything that you read

[VetLegion]

Paiktis, speaking from his standard position

[Bereta_Eder]

Vetlegion trying to fish for new "ideas"

[VetLegion]

always armed and ready are you good jurnalist

[Bereta_Eder]

If the resources are good...

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?threadid=50776&perpage=30&pagenumber=1

[TCO]

Originally posted by paiktis22
Of course it's interesting. I just don't think that Apolyton is the place for it.

Too bad...

[Mihai]

I didn't have the patience to read it all, I just want to say that Pope visit Romania too and everything was OK. The visit was at our patriarch invitation.

[Felch]

Originally posted by paiktis22
i had a friend form slovakia, his country meant nothing, like croatia means nothing so he identified with the catholic crowd of europe

always thought that was a bit funny

I gather this is a joke since you reflexively identify with the Orthodox crowd in Serbia.

Always thought that was a bit funny

[Ned]

I can see why most of the Orthodox want nothing to do with the Pope. The simply do not agree that the See of Rome is superior to all others.

But with Greece, it also concerns the fall of Constantinople. Paiktiss, you may want to jump in here. But most Greeks I have met speak of Constantinople in loving terms. They look on Constantinople as the capitol of their nation. It fell in 1453 to the Turks because Rome and the Catholic west did not send (enough)aid when it was most needed. Emperor John has requested Rome's assistence in the last visit of a Roman emperor to Rome. The request was granted, but on condition that the Orthodox church once again recognize Roman See as the first among the Patriarchs. The Emperor agreed. But the Patriarch of Constinople did not agree.

As a result, Constantinople fell. Resentment against the Pope for this "betrayal" or "power grab" obviously remains strong.