Tag Archives: Orthodox Church

Catholic vs. Orthodox vs. Protestant: How to Tell the Difference, in 10 Hilarious Memes

Posted on September 1, 2022 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

These are so funny! 😂 The Instagram account Cathoholicism published another set of amazing memes illustrating differences between Catholics, Orthodox Christians, and Protestants. Account owner Brian Edwards, who also designed the confessor memes, hilariously interpreted the differences between the various faiths in 10 infographics. … Continue reading →

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Mary’s Russia-Ukraine Warning 

Posted on February 15, 2022 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Back in February 1972 — fifty years ago last weekend — the Ukrainian Catholic activist Josyp Terelya, who spent nearly twenty years in the Soviet gulag (prisons) for his faith, was at Vladimir Prison a hundred miles northeast of Moscow … Continue reading →

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The Ukrainian Crisis and the Geopolitics of Christendom 

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

by Jason Morgan on CRISIS MAGAZINE In an April 2005 address to the Russian parliament, then (and, now, again) president of Russia Vladimir Putin called the collapse of the Soviet Union one of the “major geopolitical disasters” of the twentieth century. It’s not that … Continue reading →

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Pope gives relics of St Peter to Orthodox patriarch

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Pope Francis uses incense to bless a bronze reliquary containing the relics of St. Peter the Apostle during a Mass concluding the Year of Faith in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Nov. 24, 2013. In what Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch … Continue reading →

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Ecumenism is not compromise, says the Holy Father

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

In a November 18 address to members of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity, Pope Benedict XVI underlined the importance of ecumenical work, yet cautioned that ecumenism cannot be seen as a political effort. The Pontifical Council for Christian Unity, … Continue reading →

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Why Do they attack Pope Benedict?

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Gertrude

ROME, September 3, 2010 Andrea Tornielli,  the Vatican correspondent for “Il Giornale,”and Paolo Rodari , reporter for “Il Foglio”, have jointly written  a book called “Attacco a Ratzinger” (The Attack on Ratzinger), which is published by Piemme. Sandro Magister – the reporter for … Continue reading →

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Good signs for Christians from the Republic of Turkey

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

(Dear Readers, after having raised some controversy regarding Islam, I am glad that I can report some positive news, before I change the topic.) Turkey, with 98% of its population Muslim, is the only Muslim country without a state religion. … Continue reading →

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