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There has been an edit war going on for some time now, involving the Wikipedia article on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic%E2%80%93Eastern_Orthodox_theological_differences Catholic–Eastern Orthodox theological differences]. One editor (who appears to have once been active here on OrthodoxWiki) is citing Vladimir Lossky's writings to advance a claim that Orthodoxy teaches the material body did not exist before the fall of man and will not exist after the resurrection. This claim is being disputed by another (non-Orthodox) editor, and I (also non-Orthodox) have been trying (largely without success) to mediate the dispute. I believe this article, and others such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East-West_Schism East–West Schism], are desperately in need of participation from more editors with an Orthodox background. If anyone reading this is also editing Wikipedia, I hope you would consider having a look and seeing what you can contribute. Thanks. [[User:Richwales|Richwales]] 05:33, August 29, 2010 (UTC)
== A couple of observations ==
In discussing the meeting of HH John Paul II and HAH Bartholomew, the article says
"In 1995 (Jun 29), Pope John Paul II and Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople again withdrew the previous 11th Century excommunications and concelebrated the Eucharist together."
I've no idea from where this was copied but, as collegial and ecumenical as was the relation between the two hierarchs, they most assuredly did not concelebrate.
Elsewhere, in discussing ecclesiological issues, it is said:
"The relationship between the Antiochian Orthodox and the Maronite Catholic bishops is a case in point."
While relationships among hierarchs of the Middle Eastern Churches - Catholic and Orthodox (both Eastern and Oriental) - is generally close, as a consequence of being members of a collective (Christian) minority in a religiously hostile environment, whoever wrote that more likely meant to reference bishops of the Melkite Catholic Church, the counterpart Eastern Catholic Church to the Antiochian Orthodox Church.
Unless someone offers a different thought as to these points, I'd propose that the sentence regarding the '95 meeting be truncated after 'excommunications' and that 'Maronite' be replaced by 'Melkite' in the second instance.[[User:Irish Melkite|Irish Melkite]] 12:05, May 8, 2011 (UTC)
