So, you would agree, for instance, that the charismatic movement, which has the blessing of the Pope and the Roman Catholic world in general, is consistent with the experience and witness of the Fathers of the Church? Which Fathers have you read to see if this is the case?
In no way are the two – the charismatic movement and traditional Christian spiritual life – reconcilable. So, for us, the acceptance of contemporary R-catholicism of the charismatic movement is a sign of great spiritual delusion.
I give you just this one example of the chasm between traditional Orthodox Christian spiritual life and practice and contemporary R-catholicism. Have you also considered this and decided that this spirituality is the same of the Church throughout the ages?

When I converted to Catholicism I knew next-to-nothing about Orthodoxy. Later, however, I did extensive studies on it and considered its claims very closely. While I came to greatly appreciate Orthodoxy’s spiritual life and history, in the end I concluded that the Catholic Church has been faithful to the teachings of Christ, the apostles and the Fathers and that I should remain Catholic.

I have read the biography of Fr. Seraphim Rose as well as the biographies of other great Orthodox saints (such as St. Gregory Palamas). I truly appreciate and admire all they have done in service to Jesus Christ. But none of my readings have convinced me of the need to convert to Orthodoxy.

Eric, I read your conversion story. In it, when discussing your searching after leaving the Methodist church, you never mentioned the Orthodox Church once. Did you not know of its existence?
Now, you seem to have a great appreciation of The Orthodox Church. Perhaps you should examine it on its own terms and visit the holy places (even in America) of the Orthodox? Looking at it through the lens of ecumenism you will never get an accurate picture. But, perhaps you are already too bias to get that? Patriarch Bartholomew is only one cleric, and a compromised one at that. He weighs his words on a political expedience scale before speaking. You won’t hear the whole Truth from him. Meet the Saints – like this new Martyr – and examine them and their words about the Pope and Roman Catholic teachings. Even those in the Vatican today are doing this, reading the lives of St. Seraphim of Sarov and decalaring him a Saint of their church, for instance. But, why stop there. Right there in America you have Fr. Seraphim Rose – the translator of his life and teachings and a follower of his ways. . .

Peace

Marquis

I AM CATHOLIC AND I WOULD NEVER DENY JESUS; even if the alternative was beheading.