1. THE CHURCH NEEDS TO LEARN TO BREATHE WITH TWO LUNGS – ITS EASTERN ONE AND ITS WESTERN ONE. (JOHN PAUL II) Dr Andrew Kania Unity in Diversity: Rites and Churches

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3. The Early Church Dr Andrew Kania The event of Pentecost gave the apostles not only a specific mission but the courage to proclaim to all the nations the Word of God. The atmosphere in which the early members of the Church preached the message of Christ was one of extreme hostility. The Jewish communities saw the development of the Christian communities as a threat to their traditional beliefs.

4. Eastern Tradition in the celebration of the Sacraments Dr Andrew Kania Crowns: Kings and Queens of their family/kingdom Three cycles: trinity Holding the cloak of the Priest: first steps with Christ Drinking from the common cup: Both joys and pains are shared together Bride is not given away: walks in freely into the Church by herself. Wedding begins at the back of the Church completed at the altar. Baptism/Holy Communion/Confirmation received together and performed at roughly the same time as Western Churches Baptise their children. Small children receive just the Blood of Christ until parents decide that their child will begin to receive the Body of Christ appropriately e.g. not spat out or misunderstood by young minds.

5. Eastern Catholic Churches are full and complete members of the Catholic Church Dr Andrew Kania They simply have different:  Liturgies  Traditions  Histories They hold the same:  Core beliefs (e.g. The Nicene Creed)  Sacraments  Recognise the authority of the Pope

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9. Eastern Catholic Churches are full and complete members of the Catholic Church Dr Andrew Kania Each Church has different  Religious customs  Languages  Styles of worship

10. Who were the Apostles?

11. Where did the Apostles go?

13. Dr Andrew Kania The evolution of the various Churches comprising the Catholic Church, arose from five ancient religious centres: Rome (Italy) Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) Antioch (Turkey) Jerusalem (Israel) Alexandria (Egypt)

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15. The Catholic Church Western Churches Eastern Churches (22 Sister Churches) RomanJerusalemArmenianAntiochianAlexandrianByzantine Ambrosian (Milan, Italy) Latin (Rome, Italy) Mozarabic (Spanish) Celtic (Irish - no longer in existence) Armenian *Maronite Malankar* Syrian* Chaldean* Malabar* Coptic* Ethiopian* Albanian* Byelorussian* Church of the Byzantines* Greek* Hungarian* Italo- Albanian* Melkite* Romanian* Russian* Ruthenian* Slovakian* Ukranian* * These Churches have a corresponding Orthodox Church.

16. Dr Andrew Kania Eastern ChurchMembers Worldwide Chaldean383 000 Coptic243 000 Ethiopian197 000 Greek Catholic2345 Hungarian269 000 Italo-Albanian61 000 Maronite Church3 107 000 Melkite Church1 341 000 Romanian746 000 Ruthenian598 000 Slovakian226 000 Syrian124 000 Syro-Malabar3 753 000 Syro-Malankara405 000 Ukrainian Catholic4 322 000 Belarus100 000 Russian/Georgian45 000 TOTAL16 378 345

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18. Treasures of the West Dr Andrew Kania Universities Hospitals Great Artistic Traditions (arts, music) Mystic Traditions

19. Treasures of the East Dr Andrew Kania Witness to diversity Sense of mystery Theosis – the process of becoming like God. Not God in essence but God through participation Martyrology (Chaldeans in Iraq/ Ukrainians in Soviet Union) Reverence of the sacred Icons Liturgical tradition The Sign of the Cross The Nicene Creed (St Athanasius said “even Lucifer can say the creed because the contents are true however the difference between the Christians and Lucifer is the ability to love God”) The Gospels

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