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The relationship between Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic Churches started out tense, or even violent. But throughout the centuries, some of the “swords” turned into “plowshares”: the reasons for discord became ecumenical upsurges. This chapter addresses the developments that occurred in the past hundred years such as outlawing of Byzantine Catholic churches by Communist regimes, their persecution of both churches, rise of “ecumenism behind bars”—the union that Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic martyrs shared in prison, and forceful transfer of church buildings as well as Orthodox and Catholics worshiping in the same space. This chapter addresses the questions of whether a process of Latinization is inherent in union with Rome and whether the Code of Canons of Eastern Churches is sufficient to preserve the Eastern identity and guarantee proportional representation in church structures. |
