09-13-2014, 03:48 AM
Aramaic Wrote:Some seem to think that The Roman Catholics and the Greek Orthodox Christians are polytheistic in their doctrine of the Godhead, whether they RCC/ORTH think so or not. I say it does not amount to that, but only that they have a bad way of explaining it, which can cause some to confuse it with polytheism.
They certainly are *not* polytheistic, but unfortunately their languages (Greek and Latin) are woefully inadequate in spiritual terminology (especially when compared to Aramaic), and that is the handicap which has resulted in so much confusion, persecution and even bloodshed.
I wish that they would just have simply absorbed a loan-word from Aramaic (Qnuma), like they did with so many other Semitic words, instead of trying to formulate a sensible creed around the disastrous "prosopon."
If this most unfortunate choice of words caused a rift with us, their (Semitic) brethren in the same Faith, how can you blame outsiders like Jews and Muslims (and even some other more recent Christian denominations) for being taken aback by "Three Persons = One Person?"
It seems as if the Greeks prefer to confuse intentionally with ridiculous terms like "First among Equals" to describe the Patriarch of Constantinople's relationship to other Patriarchs in their hierarchy, as if to distance themselves from "Papal Primacy." How is "First among Equals" different from "Primacy?" Just because they added the terms " ... among Equals?" I admit, I'm not keen on Greek logic - but, if you can explain to me how someone can be "First", "...among Equals", I would really appreciate it. Because, to a simpleton like myself - if they truly are "Equals", then there is no "First", "Middle" or "Last" - only "Equals."
I said that to expand the thought that, while their terminology stinks - sometimes they don't do themselves any favors by continuing their relentless drive of counting how many angels can dance on the head of a pin.
+Shamasha