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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to any of several Eastern Christian churches that are in communion with the Roman Catholic Church but retain their own languages, rites, and codes of canon law.
- noun A member of any of these churches.
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Examples
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One errant shot, one young, crazy Eastern Catholic, who wanted to avenge the death of a brother or the rape of a sister, could plunge the entire city back into war.
American Assassin Vince Flynn 2010
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Eastern Catholic priests and some clergy converts are married, but their numbers are a blip on the U.S.
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Eastern Catholic priests have other traditions and those comming from Anglicanism have been given a dispensation.
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As for Iakovos, whether you agree with his opinions or not, nevetheless he's an Eastern Catholic, not an Eastern Orthodox.
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Upon their election, Eastern Catholic Patriarchs ask for, and receive, the ecclesiastica communio from the Roman Pontiff.
Archive 2009-06-01 2009
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Eastern Catholic bishops from 14 countries in Europe met recently in Ukraine, in Uzhhorod in the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Mukachevo from May 12 to 14, 2009.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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Thank you, Jordanes: "As for Iakovos, whether you agree with his opinions or not, nevetheless he's an Eastern Catholic, not an Eastern Orthodox."
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Please consider copying from this point to the end of the article, minus the names of all the Eastern Catholic churches at the very end you might name the first three and then just add an '&c.
"...there is no text of the Tradition which supports it" 2009
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While our Eastern Catholic brethren do ordain married men to the priesthood it's important to remember that:
Married Priests: The Practicalities elena maria vidal 2009
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The Syro-Malabar community in Manila does not have its own regular place of worship yet -- a situation shared by the other Eastern Catholic faithful in the Philippines -- but thanks to a visiting Indian priest it is now possible to offer the Holy Qurbono on major feastdays.
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