Why should I bother to learn a new way of speaking about being a member of a Particular Church?
First of all, education and learning are good in themselves. THIS, BY THE WAY, EXTENDS TO ALL SPEECH ABOUT EASTERN CATHOLICISM. Second, if talk about the structure of the Church (ecclesiology) got off track over the centuries of the Second Millennium, as it did, we have a duty to reform, to correct our understanding and our speech. Third, there is an important ecumenical dimension to this discussion. (By ecumenical we mean that which pertains to Christians of ALL Church communities, not only Catholics.) Today, some Orthodox have again talked about establishing communion with Rome, and the Vatican has in recent years shown an eagerness to be in communion with the Orthodox. However, before this can happen Eastern Catholics must return fully to their ancestral traditions before the Orthodox in turn can be confident enough to say that they will not in any way lose what is also rightfully theirs in re-establishing communion. Although it takes an effort, Catholics should work at understandin
