Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: jhpb@granjon.garage.att.com Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: In Communion with Rome? Message-ID: Date: 25 Sep 90 08:00:22 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: AT&T Bell Labs (Liberty Corner) Lines: 21 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu With all the Catholics that frequent this newsgroup, I'm sure someone is bound to know: what churches are considered to be in full Communion with Rome (i.e. able to participate in services, etc. as though one were a Roman Catholic)? To be in full communion with the Catholic Church means you're Catholic, so that sort of shrinks the list (to the empty set). The only thing I can think of is Catholics of the Eastern rites. They have their own church buildings and their own bishops and clergy. They are Catholic, but their customs and emphasis are somewhat different from Roman-rite Catholics (the vast majority in this country). They typically do not frequent Roman-rite Catholic Churches, but they are certainly allowed to. A year ago or so I attended a Byzantine Ruthenian Catholic service to get a better grasp of the Eastern rite liturgy. It was quite interesting, much of it was in Old Slavonic. And they love to sing. Joe Buehler (300 articles to go.)