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    Merry Christmas and a question

    Thank you for your answers. Yes I was talking about antidoron. But in the russian Orthodox, which is the only one Orthodox Church I found here in Japan, the antidoron is dipped by something which tastes alcoholic. For this reason I became anxious about it. The day I shared the ceremony I eat...
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    Merry Christmas and a question

    Merry Christmas to all of you. My best whishes in this blessed day. A question (I'm afraid this is not the right place for this question but I don't know which is): the bread dipped in wine shared in Orthodox's ceremonies has alcohol? Is that wine alcoholic? I do not mean the Eucharist but...
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    Orthodox position about Roman Catholic baptism

    Thank you very much.
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    Orthodox position about Roman Catholic baptism

    Hi. I would like to know if the Orthodox Churches recognizing the baptism of a Catholic who want to be part of Orthodox. If someone can teach me that, I'll be thankful.
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    Catholic baptism and Orthodox Churches

    Hello. I hope this subforum is the right place for this question: someone knows if the Orthodox Churches recognizes the Catholic baptism? I mean if it is valid for them... Thanks.
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    Any former Roman Catholics here?

    Thanks for you invitations. Well I would like be careful about weak points of Roman Catholilcism because I don't want be offensive and just attack it. There are several complicated things in Roman Church but today all of those can be resummed in one: a strong tendency to the humanism...
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    A question about icons symbology

    Thanks. Then, as a consequence of that, to recognize Christ is more important than any moral. Someone can be moral (good father, good citizen, etc.) but also unbeliever. John starts his Gospel saying: "He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize...
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    A question about icons symbology

    Thank you to all of you. Actually this dialogue help me to get a better understanding. But, as for the idea of Jesus as judge we have to consider this: 47) ...I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. 48) The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; the...
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    Any former Roman Catholics here?

    I'm not converted (at least not yet) but I can explain you why I am interested in Orthodox and what are the bad or weak points in Latin Catholicism from my view. Of course I do not pretend have the truth but I'm looking for it.
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    A question about icons symbology

    Thank you :-)
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    A question about icons symbology

    Hello. I found some icons of Saint Mary Mother of God (theotokos) with a Jesus child in her arms, and Jesus holds a papyrus. So, what calls my attention is the papyrus in the hand of Jesus child. Because Jesus adult holding a book is a common representation of Jesus Christ as Pantocrator. This...
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    Introducing myself

    Thank you very much! :oldthumbsup:
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    Introducing myself

    Hello. I'm Duce and this is my first post here. I'm Roman Catholic but since a short time I become very interested in the Orthodox tradition. This interest started because a friend of mine told me about the orthodoxian teachings and it seemed to me very deep and inspiring. Things like the...
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