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Orthodox Eastern Church

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Orthodox Eastern Church community of Christian churches whose chief strength is in the Middle East and E Europe. Their members number over 250 million worldwide. The Orthodox agree doctrinally in accepting as ecumenical the first seven councils (see council, ecumenical ) and in rejecting the jurisdiction of the bishop of Rome (the pope). This repudiation of the papal claims is the principal point dividing the Orthodox from Roman Catholics. Eastern Christians who have returned to communion with the pope are called Eastern Catholics, or Uniates; in every respect apart from this obedience to... Read more
Orthodox Churches, Eastern
A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Orthodox Churches, Eastern The ancient Christian...Greece. The Soviet and Eastern European Churches suffered considerable...rapprochement between the Orthodox Churches and the...After 1989, the Eastern Orthodox Churches in the former Soviet... Read more
Orthodox Church, Eastern
World Encyclopedia Orthodox Church, Eastern Community of c. 130...central authority, member churches recognize the patriarch...Istanbul as titular head. Eastern Orthodox Christians reject the...Vatican Council. In 1963 Eastern Orthodox Churches opened dialogue with... Read more

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