#12823 What Divided Us From the Orthodox Church? Apostolic Succession - William Albrecht
<p>“What divided us from the Orthodox Church?” This question opens a discussion on the historical and theological rifts between Catholicism and Orthodoxy. The episode also addresses which non-Roman rite churches maintain apostolic succession, the validity of Orthodox sacraments despite schism, and how to respond to Eastern Orthodox interpretations of early Church Fathers regarding papal authority.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>02:26 – What originally divided us and the Orthodox Church?</li>
<li>11:00 – Which Churches outside of the Roman rite have apostolic succession and how are they traced? How are orthodox sacraments valid even though they are in schism?</li>
<li>18:23 – How do we respond to EO who use early church fathers on Matthew 16 and Isaiah 22 and claim it’s not about the papacy?</li>
<li>22:54 – What’s the difference between Orthodox Church and orthodox teaching?</li>
<li>28:51 – My brother married a Greek Orthodox woman. Does one have to be baptized in order to remarry there? I’m worried that he might have committed apostasy.</li>
<li>31:47 – Eph. 4 says to walk in unity. This episode is causing disunity by dissing the orthodox.</li>
<li>41:29 – The gates of hell will not prevail. If the Church were to proclaim error, what should the faithful do, go underground, go orthodox or what options would there be?</li>
<li>47:50 – I’m a southern Baptist. John 15 seems to support that the Holy Spirit proceeds only from the Father. Can you clarify?</li>
<li>51:35 – I recommend William and all his listeners to read the Alexandria document and the Chieti Document.</li>
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