I'm going from the Latin Rite to the Ukranian Greek Catholic Church.

Excellent post, Fr. Deacon, explaining very succinctly the Eastern approach to Confession.

Oh. In that case . . .

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And I used Augustine simply as an example.

Do you disagree that there are (or at least, have been) theologians in the Catholic Church, as well as in the Orthodox, who held these viewpoints? [/quote]

Oh, they definitely exist. And Protestants, too. But they get there in such a way that the Augustinian attribution is meaningless.

hawk

I have transferred from the Latin Church to the Byzantine-Ruthenian Church.

I had left the Church completely in my 20's for fundamentalism. After burning out in that, I wound up at a moderately evangelical Methodist Church. Through the pastor I met a Greek Orthodox priest, who made the ancient faith very attractive. I almost joined the Orthodox Church, but then I thought, "I might as well go back to the Catholic Church. The Churches are so similar." But I never lost my interest in the Eastern Church, and after attending a Latin Cathedral on and off for a few years, I found my way to the local Byzantine Catholic Church.

I am more at home in Byzantine theology and Spirituality, although I greatly value my Latin Church upbringing. I also am a Benedictine Oblate, so I suppose one could argue I still have one foot in the Western Church, although Benedict belongs to the Church Universal.

I have among my Icons Benedict & Scholastica, representing the Western Patrons of Europe, and Cyril & Methodius, representing the Eastern Patrons of Europe.

Blessings,

Lance

A Byzantine Christian in a Postmodern World