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The aim of this Paper is to analyze the dogmatic differences between the two Christian churches - Roman Catholicism and Orthodoxy. Religious differences have often burdened the interpersonal relations in the past in this region, with the members of both sides not knowing enough about the other. Consequently, through this work, we will try to argue arguments about the differences between these two great teachings. The first (shorter) part of the work will be dedicated to the great church split of 1054, after which there is a definite disagreement between Rome and Constantinople in terms of understanding the parts of Christ's teachings. In the second part of the Paper, we will analyze the most important dogmatic differences between Roman Catholicism and Orthodoxy. Some of these differences occurred even before the Great Schism, some of them were the cause of schism, while many differences were only created later, thanks to reforms within Roman Catholicism. The final part of the Paper will be devoted to the explanation of today's relations between Roman Catholicism and Orthodoxy, then the possibilities of overcoming some of the dogmatic differences, as well as the significance of the very topic of tolerance among believers belonging to these confessions and who interact with each other in everyday life, especially in multiconfessional communities such as the Republic of Serbia . [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Lutheran tradition shares with the Catholic Church a reformatio ideal, which is a striking feature of the Western ecclesiological tradition of the last millennium more generally. This paper first examines some aspects of Lutheran ecclesiology as it relates to the Una Sancta, the canonical and synodical tradition, and ecumenical pursuits. It then goes on to use the 'reformatio' lens to reflect on the councils of Constantinople of 869-70 and 879-80 and the current estrangement between Rome and the Eastern churches in regard to the diverging standings of these councils. A solution is provided, it is suggested, in the call of Unitatis redintegratio (1964) to 'continual reformation' in the context of ecumenism as well as to an honouring of the conditions that held between East and West before the schism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In trying to find a proper way to proceed in respect of a dialogue between churches that have already been living for centuries under the shadow of schism, we struggle to see that there is already a paradigm for such a dialogue to hand. This was furnished already in the first half of the sixth century, in the midst of what was probably one of the most important theological quarrels afflicting both East and West: one which concerned two issues, the union of natures in Christ and the doctrine of grace. Those who stood behind this paradigm were the Scythian monks, who united, in both their faith and their overall way of thinking, Western and Eastern traditions. The Scythians saw both traditions as one, and therefore did not hesitate to address problems simultaneously of concern to both Rome and Constantinople, putting forward a solution based on a synthesis of Augustine's and Cyril's theologies. Their proposal was not well received in Rome, but was surprisingly welcome in Constantinople and exercised a significant influence on the defense of the Chalcedonian faith. The present paper will be devoted to analyzing it from a methodological point of view, as well as to the question of whether and how it could be adopted as a model for modern theologians. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]