09-17-2008, 07:11 PM
Rome has a particularly urgent need to either wipe the CoE off the face of the earth, or to assimilate it within the greater "Catholic" sphere.
The reason is that the CoE is the only major Apostolic body that has traditionally been outside of the Roman/Byzantine ecclesiastical structure. It is really the only Apostolic Church that grew outside of the Roman empire, and this is a major thorn-in-the-side of their world view, which labels other branches of Christendom as "off-shoots" that are in rebellion against the "Throne of St. Peter."
In that world-view, the historical and continued existence of a group like the CoE is simply not tolerable. So as soon as Rome found out that Tamerlane had not, in fact, wiped every last remnant out - they sent the Portuguese first to India, and then the Jesuits to Mesopotamia. There is a reason why the Chaldean and Malankara rites are the oldest "Uniate" bodies within Catholicism.
They set their sights on the CoE first. And they have not stopped since then, and they will not stop trying to destroy this church. The CoE had better wake up and hear the calls of those of us who keep warning them that Rome is not your friend.
+Shamasha
The reason is that the CoE is the only major Apostolic body that has traditionally been outside of the Roman/Byzantine ecclesiastical structure. It is really the only Apostolic Church that grew outside of the Roman empire, and this is a major thorn-in-the-side of their world view, which labels other branches of Christendom as "off-shoots" that are in rebellion against the "Throne of St. Peter."
In that world-view, the historical and continued existence of a group like the CoE is simply not tolerable. So as soon as Rome found out that Tamerlane had not, in fact, wiped every last remnant out - they sent the Portuguese first to India, and then the Jesuits to Mesopotamia. There is a reason why the Chaldean and Malankara rites are the oldest "Uniate" bodies within Catholicism.
They set their sights on the CoE first. And they have not stopped since then, and they will not stop trying to destroy this church. The CoE had better wake up and hear the calls of those of us who keep warning them that Rome is not your friend.
+Shamasha