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| Subject: The Eastern Catholic Churches are in full communion Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:25 pm | |
| The Eastern Catholic Churches are in full communion of faith. Whilst they accept of authority of the See of Rome, they retain their distinctive liturgical rites, laws and customs, traditional devotions and have their own theological emphases. Terminology may vary: for instance, diocese and eparchy, vicar general and protosyncellus, confirmation and chrismation are respectively Western and Eastern terms for the same realities. The mysteries (sacraments) of baptism and chrismation are generally administered, according to the ancient tradition of the Church, one immediately after the other. Infants who are baptized and chrismated are also given the Eucharist.[4] custom softwareSubmit Link | |
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