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Hello! I'm new here and I just thought I'd introduce myself.  My names Rob, I'm 15 and from England. :wave: Oh, I'm Catholic by the way-Latin Rite in case you're wondering. Look forward to chatting and things!  God's peace Robbie 
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welcome aboard. hope all is well with you and yours in the UK in the situation.
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Originally posted by JonnNightwatcher:
welcome aboard. hope all is well with you and yours in the UK in the situation. Thank you for your welcome and for your concern! I am fortunate enough not to have been personally affected by the attacks...but I'm sure all our thoughts are with those who were.  I am immensely proud of my nation's acheivements over the last few days...I believe the people of London have demonstrated their ability to stand tall in the face of great adversity. God bless you! Rob 
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Welcome to the Byzantine Forum Rob.
I am sure our other members from across the pond will be delighted to meet you as well.
Our prayers are with you and your great nation. Through the intecession of the Most Holy Theotokos may many hearts and souls return to our Lord and may those who have never known him find peace in Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.
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Thank you!
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Greetings and welcome! You may enjoy meeting our friend Myles, who is also from England.
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Originally posted by byzanTN:
Greetings and welcome! You may enjoy meeting our friend Myles, who is also from England. Thank you.
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Oh...just wondering...the user agreement asks that we not test the catholicity of the Byzantine Catholics. Will it be considered innapropriate if I questions that are sincere and polite?  Thanks.
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Rob feel free to ask away. We LOVE to answer questions, we have some of the best answer grapes in the world on this forum , well seasoned that is at answering questions If questions are't ask, how will you ever know the anwers. PaniRose
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Those polite and courteous questions are always welcome. Unfortunately, we occasionaly get someone who doesn't think we are as "Catholic" as the Latin Church because our externals of worship are different. No, we are not Latin Catholics, but we are Catholics fully in communion with Rome.
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Robbie,
Welcome to the Byzantine Forum!
I'm also a teenage Roman Catholic (with a traditional[ist] persuasion) interested in the Eastern Catholic Churches.
I think I also joined this Forum when I was 15.
Good luck posting here! You'll learn a lot!
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Hello Rob! Welcome to the forum! God bless, Alice
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Hi Rob, Oh...just wondering...the user agreement asks that we not test the catholicity of the Byzantine Catholics. Will it be considered innapropriate if I questions that are sincere and polite? Well, I see a semantic difference between questioning something and asking about it. Although much can be said about the matter, I would just like to refer you to the Decree from the Second Vatican Council on "The Catholic Churches of the Eastern Rite ORIENTALIUM ECCLESIARUM" (The very title of the document should be a BIG hint). I quote the articles 2 and 3: 2. The Holy Catholic Church, which is the Mystical Body of Christ, is made up of the faithful who are organically united in the Holy Spirit by the same faith, the same sacraments and the same government and who, combining together into various groups which are held together by a hierarchy, form separate Churches or Rites. Between these there exists an admirable bond of union, such that the variety within the Church in no way harms its unity; rather it manifests it, for it is the mind of the Catholic Church that each individual Church or Rite should retain its traditions whole and entire and likewise that it should adapt its way of life to the different needs of time and place.(2)
3. These individual Churches, whether of the East or the West, although they differ somewhat among themselves in rite (to use the current phrase), that is, in liturgy, ecclesiastical discipline, and spiritual heritage, are, nevertheless, each as much as the others, entrusted to the pastoral government of the Roman Pontiff, the divinely appointed successor of St. Peter in primacy over the universal Church. They are consequently of equal dignity, so that none of them is superior to the others as regards rite and they enjoy the same rights and are under the same obligations, also in respect of preaching the Gospel to the whole world (cf. Mark 16, 15) under the guidance of the Roman Pontiff. The entire document can be read on the Vatican's official site: ORIENTALIUM ECCLESIARUM [ vatican.va] Welcome aboard! Shalom, Memo P.S. I am also Latin, although not quite young, and not British.
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I'm also a teenage Roman Catholic (with a traditional[ist] persuasion) interested in the Eastern Catholic Churches.
I think I also joined this Forum when I was 15.
Good luck posting here! You'll learn a lot!
Logos Teen
Teen - are you still a teen?
Gees time flies!
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Hi Rob,,
Strikes me it's getting near time for us in the UK to have our own wee forum on this Site - our numbers are growing and we can bring some aspects of civilisation here [ sadly not the variety you are yet able to legally drink ]
Whereabouts are you in the UK ? OK I'm being nosy I know.
Anyway - welcome - enjoy the fun
Anhelyna
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