Ecumenical initiative calls for unity to celebrate Easter together

[Michie]

The First Ecumenical Council, the meeting of Christian bishops that was held in 325 in Nicaea (today İznik, Turkey), laid the groundwork for reaching consensus within the Church through an assembly representing all of Christendom.

This event marked a key moment in the history of Christianity, 17 centuries ago this year, in which, among other decisions, the way of calculating the date of Easter was established.

However, over the centuries, changes to the calendar resulted in discrepancies between the Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox churches, differences that still persist. While Latin-rite Catholics follow the Gregorian calendar, in the East the tradition of calculating liturgical dates according to the Julian calendar has been maintained.

The difficulties of changing the calendar​

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Ecumenical initiative calls for unity to celebrate Easter together

This year both Easters — Catholic and Orthodox — fall on the same date, April 20, due to the alignment of the Julian and Gregorian calendars.

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[chevyontheriver]

The First Ecumenical Council, the meeting of Christian bishops that was held in 325 in Nicaea (today İznik, Turkey), laid the groundwork for reaching consensus within the Church through an assembly representing all of Christendom.

This event marked a key moment in the history of Christianity, 17 centuries ago this year, in which, among other decisions, the way of calculating the date of Easter was established.

However, over the centuries, changes to the calendar resulted in discrepancies between the Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox churches, differences that still persist. While Latin-rite Catholics follow the Gregorian calendar, in the East the tradition of calculating liturgical dates according to the Julian calendar has been maintained.

The difficulties of changing the calendar​

Continued below.

Ecumenical initiative calls for unity to celebrate Easter together

This year both Easters — Catholic and Orthodox — fall on the same date, April 20, due to the alignment of the Julian and Gregorian calendars.

www.catholicnewsagency.com

Um, er, having the same calendar sure has done nothing to foster Protestant - Catholic dialogue. Why will it somehow automagically foster Orthodox dialogue with anybody. Sure we should all use the same calendar and have the same date for Easter. Not that it will happen but if it happens it fixes almost nothing really.

 

[prodromos]

Um, er, having the same calendar sure has done nothing to foster Protestant - Catholic dialogue. Why will it somehow automagically foster Orthodox dialogue with anybody. Sure we should all use the same calendar and have the same date for Easter. Not that it will happen but if it happens it fixes almost nothing really.

Agreed. The calendar isn't what divides us.

 

[chevyontheriver]

Agreed. The calendar isn't what divides us.

The divisions are way bigger than any calendar. Unsolvable even. Because fundamentally it comes down to a lack of desire to overcome obstacles. Pope Francis naively thinks we can overcome such obstacles, and indeed we could, but it just ain't gonna happen no matter how much some of us want it. 'Cause some of us don't.