Hi. Does the phrase "the Eastern or Western Catholic traditional churches" signify two different, discrete churches, as in "the Eastern Catholic traditional church" or "the Western Catholic traditional church"? Thank you in advance for your help.
Yes. There was a schism in the Roman Catholic church a thousand years ago. It divided into the Greek Orthodox (Eastern) and the Roman Catholic (Western).
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Yes.
There was a schism in the Roman Catholic church a thousand years ago. It divided into the Greek Orthodox (Eastern) and the Roman Catholic (Western). They are two different Christian religions.