Catholic Culture: A synod of the Melkite Catholic Church has been postponed, after half of the Melkite bishops boycotted the meeting in a bid to force the resignation of Patriarch Gregory III Laham. More here.
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Melkite Church Holding to Catholic Tradition, Persecuted by Moslems
The Eastern Rite Catholic hierarchy are more in tune with Catholic tradition and orthodoxy than many in the West. Our Lebanese teacher and founder here in Richmond, NH, Brother Francis, although practicing his Faith in the Latin rite, was of … Continue reading
Melkite Catholic Bishop Will Begin Ordaining Married Men in US Due to Priest Shortage
There are four things to remember regarding married priests. 1) In the Eastern Rite married men could always be ordained as parish priests. 2) In neither the Eastern Catholic Church nor the West could a priest get married after ordination. … Continue reading