Am I orthodox, catholic and protestant or only orthodox?

**Mortimer** · 04-04-2019, 04:27 AM

I was born into orthodox tradition and my slava is st.nicholas and I was baptised as child. But when I came to austria in 1990 I was involved in the catholic church in school and I had first communion and went often to catholic church and even received the communion. Later in high school I befriended evangelicals. I also was in evangelical church, and went to a evangelical circle. Online a evangelical preacher helped me and instructed me to learn the bible (bible studies). And I said "Jesus come into my life and such" online together with him. So maybe Im all 3?

Catholic

Evangelical

Orthodox

**Smeagol** · 04-04-2019, 04:39 AM

I'd say you have elements from both Orthodoxy and Catholicism basically. Part of my paternal grandmother's family were in a similar position when they came to America. They were technically Russian Orthodox but when they got here they went to a Catholic Church and married Catholics.

**coolfrenchguy** · 04-04-2019, 05:09 AM

you are more formelly roman catholic but you have been baptised orthodox,by the baptem orthodox but with roman/evengelical backround ,hard to be radical ,you should ask to someone more qualified than me

**Mortimer** · 04-04-2019, 05:10 AM

Originally Posted by coolfrenchguy

you are more formelly roman catholic but you have been baptised orthodox,by the baptem orthodox but with roman/evengelical backround ,hard to be radical ,you should ask to someone more qualified than me

I view myself as "Christian" and I go to all christian churches. Formally I think Im orthodox because I was baptised orthodox.

**coolfrenchguy** · 04-04-2019, 05:17 AM

Originally Posted by Mortimer

I view myself as "Christian" and I go to all christian churches. Formally I think Im orthodox because I was baptised orthodox.

yes i think so,it's the beginning of your religious life the first act,and one of the most important if yiu follow this path,sure you are christian,after the different churches have different POV and rituals ,and some interpretations or debates but it's still the same cradle,i don't know the orthodox, i just know more evengelicals and catholics,but religion and me, makes ,2 so ask to experts

**Nazarene** · 04-04-2019, 05:27 AM

Originally Posted by Mortimer

I view myself as "Christian" and I go to all christian churches. Formally I think Im orthodox because I was baptised orthodox.

That's all what really matters.

**Mortimer** · 04-05-2019, 01:20 AM

bump

**Óttar** · 04-05-2019, 01:27 AM

I'd say Orthodox because you were baptized into that Church. According to the Roman Catholic Church, the Orthodox Church has gone astray, but their rites are as valid as Catholic rites. The Orthodox Church, on the other hand, declares that Catholic sacraments (with the exception of baptism) are invalid. The Roman Church maintains that the schism of the 11th century will eventually be healed. I would say that unless you attend a Protestant church exclusively, you are not Protestant because, according to Protestant thinking, the Catholic and Orthodox Churches are dens of man-made traditions that exalt tradition over scripture.

**Mortimer** · 04-05-2019, 05:13 AM

What im wondering about is. If those church have been real catholics because usually a non-catholic wont receive the communion and repenteance of sins but I did. So maybe there was something wrong with them or it is not like that? There are also false prophets and masons infiltrating the church.

**Óttar** · 04-05-2019, 02:13 PM

Originally Posted by Mortimer

What im wondering about is. If those church have been real catholics because usually a non-catholic wont receive the communion and repenteance of sins but I did. So maybe there was something wrong with them or it is not like that? There are also false prophets and masons infiltrating the church.

You are supposed to go through catechism first before you are permitted to take communion