Greetings to any Orthodox Christians who are on this board. I'm curious to know:
Catholics and Protestants each tend to point fingers at the other as "the other kind" of Christianity; effectively "ignoring" you guys just because you haven't historically occupied western Europe.
1) What do Orthodox Christians think of the Catholic church's claim to be THE universal church? Are they equal or lesser authority than the Orthodox church?
2) What do Orthodox Christians think of Protestants who claim to have greater authority than the church through our adherence to the scriptures?
Pardon my ignorance in advance if these are dumb questions.
Thanks!
Catholics and Protestants each tend to point fingers at the other as "the other kind" of Christianity; effectively "ignoring" you guys just because you haven't historically occupied western Europe.
1) What do Orthodox Christians think of the Catholic church's claim to be THE universal church? Are they equal or lesser authority than the Orthodox church?
2) What do Orthodox Christians think of Protestants who claim to have greater authority than the church through our adherence to the scriptures?
Pardon my ignorance in advance if these are dumb questions.
Thanks!