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Old 01-09-2009, 01:10 PM
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Default Did Eastern Orthodox Churches believe they could canonize any saints of their own aft

After the 1054AD East/West schism, did any of the Eastern Orthodox Churches believe that they could canonize any saints of their own, or do they acknowledge that only Rome has this authority (i.e. the keys given to the successor of Peter)?
My question was about canonization. I already know that the Orthodox, like the Catholic Church, has legitimate apostolic succession.
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I'm not attacking the Orthodox Churches, I'm only asking a question about canonization. Why can't anyone just give me an answer to the question that I am asking?
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Old 01-14-2009, 01:10 PM
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They believe all there patriarchs have apostolic succession and authority.
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Old 01-18-2009, 01:10 PM
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In their view.. Rome broke from them. They are the real successor of the faith.

As with any faith or opinion.. it is all about from which point of view you are looking from.
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Old 01-23-2009, 01:10 PM
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Please do not fly the Papal banner if you plan to start acting like the fundamentalists. Reconciliation with our Orthodox brothers and sisters would be much better than fighting with them over a split that happened in 1054. They are also Christians and therefore would also have produced saints like us. Our Church recognizes theirs as Apostolic. They should also have apostolic authority even according to our own teachings. If they have apostolic authority, then they are also able to canonize saints.
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Old 01-26-2009, 01:10 PM
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As I understand Holy Orthodoxy, Sainthood is simply known rather than decreed. You can keep your Statues of White Guys and Keys of Peter.
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Old 01-28-2009, 01:10 PM
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The final break between the Roman Catholic Church (currently numbering about 18% of the earth?s population) and the Orthodox Churches (currently numbering about 3% of the earth?s population) came in the 15Th century. Before that time, the two share all canonized saints as well as doctrine. Since that time, the Orthodox have added saints to their canon, some of which have been confirmed by the Holy See of the Roman Catholic Church. Though the Roman Catholic Church considers the Orthodox Churches to be in schism (separate, because of their denial of the Pope?s apostolic headship over the whole Christian Church) and denies the authority of the Orthodox to canonize saints, she still considers the Orthodox and their religious orders to be valid (unlike, for example, those of Protestant Churches, which by the way, total about 6% of the earth?s population). So the short answer to your question is yes!
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Old 01-29-2009, 01:10 PM
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Try this link:

http://www.oca.org/FS.NA-Document.asp?SID=4&ID=83
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