Why Study Orthodox Christianity with Dr Mary Cunningham

[@The_Prenna]

I am really enjoying this "Why study..." series. Thank you for making them available.

[@JudithMatta]

East-West doctrinal differences grow from the ground of belief: Latin west uses Augustine's philosophy (dualistic); Orthodox Christianity founded on a personal relationship with Christ - His Person as fully Divine and Human. Body and Soul can therefore be transformed (theosis) into God-likeness thru communion with His human-Divine nature with Divine energies. Yes, Orthodox suffer: we are His Body on earth, He is our Head. See our videos on Orthodox Christianity under Judith Irene Matta.

[@krakowski-ruch-katolikow]

I know something about that suffering. Catholic countries also suffered greatly under the communist rule. The largest of those was of course Poland. And yet, I don't see those 45 long years as time entirely wasted. After all, the Body of Christ always rises from the dead. And the communist period produced pope St John Paul II.

[@krakowski-ruch-katolikow]

In the years of his pontificate, by the way, Saint Pope John Paul II put quite a lot of effort into bringing the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Church closer back together.

[@longhaulconvert]

Well done!

[@krakowski-ruch-katolikow]

Come to think of it, there were also Catholic countries suffering under the communist rule. The largest of which was of course Poland, the country of St John Paul II.