@dlongenecker1@Theofash1 The whole eastern church, both Catholic and orthodox, is very much cultural & regional & even ethic. They all have their own little flavor.
@FequalsGm1m2r2@rustyrockets 155 AD - St. Justin Martyr’s first apology letter.
References at length about the real and true presence of Christ in the Eucharist practiced in the early church. And John 6, 1 Cor 11, Matt 26
@sola_chad Relic’s origin scripture: Acts 19:11-12
“So extraordinary were the mighty deeds God accomplished at the hands of Paul that when face cloths or aprons that touched his skin were applied to the sick, their diseases left them and the evil spirits came out of them.”
@Cernovich This is why repentance must be paired w/penance. But prots think “He paid it all” without recognizing we must participate in atoning for our wrongs, the temporal debt. Penance sanctifies us and thus repairs the mystical body of Christ. We forget we belong to each other.