Theme: Civilization

WHY ORTHODOXY IS SUPERIOR TO CATHOLICISM

NET: Orthodoxy Remained A Faith, limited to the ambitions of faith. Catholicism Tried to reconcile science and reason, in order to govern europe.

*Orthodoxy makes no false promise.*

Catholic: 293M Total: 205M Europe, 75M USA, 13M Canada

(The rest, almost all, are in non-european countries: ~.9B. IOW, the catholic church is a third world organization with third world interests, having abandoned europeans.)

Orthodox: 250M Total

Protestant 307M Total: 117M Europe 190M North America

The Rest are in the developing world.

850M Total Europeans

DIFFERENCES

1. Catholics believe that human reason can prove the existence of God, while the Orthodox believe that God’s knowledge is planted in human nature.

2. Catholicism employs human reason in explaining the concept of faith. -vs- Orthodoxy doesn’t reconcile human reason with faith.

3. The Catholic doctrine evolves with change in time, and needs to fit in with prevailing circumstances. -vs- Orthodoxy does not change it’s doctrine to fit with situational needs.

4. Protestants Believe in all prophets of the Books from the Holy Bible -vs- Orthodox ????? -vs- Protestants Believe in all prophets of the Books from the Holy Bible, and that Muhammad is a false prophet.

5. Other Religions: Christianity is the true religion. Judaism is a true religion, but they do not believe Jesus is the Messiah. Islam is a false religion, pagan religions are also false. -vs- Orthodox ?????????? -vs- Protestants: Judaism is a true religion, but they do not believe Jesus is the Messiah. Islam is a false religion. Pagan religions are also false.

6. ALL: “Yeah, you gotta believe” (oops…)

GOVERNANCE

1. Catholic Church – The Church regards the Pope, seated on the Apostolic Throne of St. Peter, as the head of the church, -vs- The Orthodox Church believes that the head of the universal Church is Jesus Christ.

2. The Catholic Churches are subservient to the Pope who is the one supreme authority. – vs – The various Orthodox churches are autocephalous, which means, they are independent of each other and their head bishops don’t report to any higher bishop.

3. The other bishops are subordinates to the Pope, who is also called the Supreme Pontiff. – vs- the Patriarch of each church presides over its Synod. The Patriarch is the administrative head but is at par with the rest of the bishops in spiritual terms

RELEVANT PRACTICES

1. In matrimony, for Catholics, divorce is not permitted under any circumstances, while for Orthodox, it may be permitted when adultery is committed. -vs-protestant where divorce is permitted for adultery or abandonment.

THE CROOKED CATHOLIC CHURCH

1. Papal claims of Supremacy

2. Papal Claims of Infallibility

3. Claims of purgatory

4. The Sale of Indulgences

EUROPEAN………………………………..LOOSE COMPARISON

Epicureanism ……………………………..(buddhism)

… Heathenism………………………….(hinduism – yes, really)

… … Paganism ………………………(zoroastrianism )

… … … Protestantism……………(judaism)

… … … … Orthodoxy………….(islam)

… … … … … Christianity….(none)