My Journey from Orthodoxy to Catholicism: the Role of Social Teaching
One effect not often considered is the lack of a well-developed social doctrine amongst the Orthodox.
Above: Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Photo credit: Vatican News. Pope John Paul II, a Slav, spoke often of his desire for healing the breach between Rome and Orthodox Christians. In his 1995 Apostolic Letter Orientale Lumen, he wrote: Of the many tragic effects of the East-West schism, one not often considered is the lack of a…